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Family Tree Maker 16 Portable Development Test 1 Submitted by thejahn on December 21, 2008 - 2:02am
Family Tree Maker is a family tree making program for recording, printing and reporting on a family tree. It contains web assistance. This is simply a launcher that cleans up after itself. The Code is packed and is not perfect but I have used various Registry tools to help me discover what needed to be checked and removed. This is for more advanced windows users as files and terms herein may not be fully explained well. You will need to install Family Tree Maker 16 to a system and generate your own portable USB stick folder for it per some instructions below. Create the following folders on your portabledrive. Copy all Family tree maker files to the USB stick into a folder called \PortableApps\FTWPortable\App\ftw Rememeber to find any DLL files installed to the \Windows\System32 folder. Create two registry files, FTW_portable_HKLM.reg and FTW_portable_HKLU.reg, by exporting the \HKLM\Software\FTW and \HKLU\Software\FTW values from your registry into the logically respective file names. Save the reg files into the ...\Data\settings\ folder Copy the Family Tree Maker ini file found in \Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\FTW\.......\.ini into the ...\Data\settings folder Extract the portable launcher below to the \PortableApps\FTWPortable\ folder. I may follow this thread and post more info as necesary. The launcher zip file is hosted on Geocities awhich caps at 5 meg/hour. If there is ANY sort of demand on the file, you may have to wait before it becomes available. ( categories: )
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Thanks :-)
Firstly thanks. I really appreciate this being available as I have an interest in researching and documenting my family tree.
Secondly, I suggest you use an install setup similar to what Seba used for Google Earth Portable - http://portableapps.com/node/12883. This way your app is able to be used by less technically minded (like me).
Thirdly, with regards to your hosting have you considered using Mediafire? Its a very easy to use service, 100% for free, none of the RS or MU hassle and unlimited downloads. In time as your app is developed, it would probably be hosted on Sourceforge with the other PortableApps.com software, though this would only happen when freeware is able to officially be ported and supported here. In the meantime however I would say Mediafire would be a good solution for you and your users.
Finally, thanks again for making this software. I look forward to see it in a more user friendly installer so I can try it out myself. Good luck.
Live to learn. Learn to live. - JWSII
There's nothing wrong at all
There's nothing wrong at all with hosting it on his own site. I'd actually prefer a download from there than from mediafire or rapidshare or anything like that. If we are gonna recommend any of those types of serviced for hosting, we should be promoting the Drop.io site that Steve set up for us here
The developer formerly known as ZGitRDun8705
Yes, Needs installer however...
I agree I will need to create however this will need to be done later when I learn to make an installer that grabs data from your system and copies it to your stick for you. Do not hold your breath since I have little time to do much more than I have placed out there already. I was hoping someone else would pickup the good work of doing it and enticing someone to improve what has already been done.
Thank you both for the web site hints. I will stick to what I have for now however bookmark these site for later use.
problem with data file on flash drive
Looks to be a very useful program, however when I run the program, it won't let me open my datafile which I copied to the flash drive. I think this is a problem because FTM 16 writes to the registry. Perhaps I did not correctly create the registry files on the flash drive.
suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
Doug
FTW file on removable storage
I believe Family Tree Maker doesn't like its data files (.FTW) used from removable
storage. You may need to copy it to the host computer whilst using it and then
after putting an updated copy on your flash drive after you have finished using it, delete the file from the host computer.
RemovableMedia=true under options in FTW.INI
FTW will read media from a removable storage area. To do so, use the key=value pair RemovableMedia=TRUE in the FTW.INI file. A sample of my ini file is the text between the lines of ---- below. THe file should be in your FTW installation in the following location:
\PortableApps\FTWPortable\Data\settings\ftw.ini
The unique id towards the end of the ini and various folder values may be different for your installation. This may not work well if the drive launched from changes. That is something I can work on in the future.
I hope this helps.
--ftw.ini--------------------------------------
[Options]
StartInFamPag=True
;DataChangeRange=5
;WFTAddSources=FALSE
;GenReportsMemSize=16777216
;GEDCOMSortOnImport=FALSE
;ODTMultipleSpouseDuplicate=TRUE
;SysColors=TRUE
RemovableMedia=TRUE
WFTSubmitHint=False
;BackupCDSpeed=8
;BackupCD=0:1:0
;FamFinderCD=X:\
;DeleteStyles=TRUE
[Directories]
DataDir=U:\Documents
[Online]
UniqueID=111111111111111111111111
IgnoreReg=True
UpdateAvailable=False
SkipVersion=
[Preferences]
WindowX=339
WindowY=13
WindowCX=780
WindowCY=730
LastNoInternetDlgDay=13
SEARCHFREQUENCY=172800
NoInternetDlg=True
PedigreePanelWindow=2
PedigreePanelFiltered=False
EidPos=393,388,967,824
TextEdWindowMax=False
TextEdWindowLeft=10
TextEdWindowRight=620
TextEdWindowTop=10
TextEdWindowBottom=460
[Files]
LastFile=U:\Documents\Family_Tree.FTW
File1=U:\Documents\Family_Tree.FTW
[PDF]
AcrobatReader=True
--ftw.ini--------------------------------------
thanks!
This has worked like an absolute charm on my thumb drive, I wish I had it during my visit to the UK last year.
Now if only I could use it with Family Tree Maker 2009 which I just received as a birthday gift. The lack of portability is the one thing keeping me from upgrading my files! :/
Just found this thread...
I have been looking for this solution for a while now.
Does anyone still have the loader because the link isn't working.
Also I am confused about the registry entries, all I could find were myfamily.com entries not FTW ones, do I export those?