I want to run 2 Application on my stick: TV-Browser (tvbrowser.org) and Jalbum (jalbum.net). Both are so far portable and installed under the normal PortableApps-path. Both need Java >=1.5, but on the computers at work java is =1.4. No Problem: I installed JavaPortable and JavaPortableLauncher. Both are working.
Now the problem: I don't want to start the java-launcher and then chose the jar-File to start - I want to start in this way: "JavaPortableLauncher.exe program.jar". What happens - Could not find program.jar. I have to type: "JavaPortableLauncher.exe e:\PortableApps\PortableProgrammFolder\program.jar"
Not very good, if the driveletter changes ...
In this way I got jalbum running. But tvbrowser insisted: "run tvbrowser in the tvbrowser-folder". I made a link of JavaPortableLauncher.exe to /PortableApps/TV-Browser/ - not working. I copied JavaPortableLauncher to /PortableApps/TV-Browser/ - partitialy working: now I can start JPL from that directory and then chose tvbrowser.jar.
Any ideas?
Regards
Hartmut
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What you need is a launcher to change the current working directory to tvbrowser's directory, then run JavaPortableLauncher. Also, use relative paths, not absolute paths (i.e. JavaPortable.exe ..\PortableProgramFolder\program.jar)
Also, I would suggest moving the app's files into PortableProgramFolder\App\ProgramName, then the launcher goes in PortableProgramFolder\ since that's how the PortableApps Format is supposed to be.
The launcher could be a .bat script, or if you want to get fancy, you could use NSIS.
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I will try the relative paths. The hard thing - I didn't mention it - is: my employer has disabled the cmd.exe and command.com is not working with long names ...
NSIS: I think, Ifound, what you mean: line 121 of JavaPortableLauncher.nsi
Exec `"$PortableAppsPath\CommonFiles\Java\bin\javaw.exe" -Duser.home="$EXEDIR\Data\AppData" -jar "$JarPath"`
Very restrictive, isn't it? Could this path better be contructed and stored in the ini-file by chosing from the opendialog?
Hartmut
If you can't run batch scripts then NSIS would be the best way to go. Here's something to get you started. I haven't installed JavaPortable Launcher, so I'm not sure what folder it's in so be sure to adjust the paths on that if I'm wrong. This .exe should go in \[PortableProgramFolder] and all of your app's files should go in \[PortableProgramFolder]\App\[AppName]
JAlbum
TV-Browser
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