Saving Data and Files

When end users save files while they are connected to the server software, the default location for the save is the directory from which the file was opened. In many cases, this is the local desktop computer; however for data files, it will often be a write-protected location on the server computer. Tell users where to save data files. Typically, the location is the user’s home directory somewhere on your network.

UNIX note: Tell end users to use the full file specification and forward slashes when saving files (for example, /public/myhome/myserverdata/data.sav). Avoid using the backslash character in the UNIX directory and filenames used with the server software.