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ActiveX Question Part 2

Submitted by kingdom on August 13, 2007 - 9:30am

Hello all,

I really appreciate the effort of every one in this forum. I have really acquire alot from your postings. I am currently developing an application (ActiveX control), which can be to use to configure Human Interface devices through a web browser (IE7).

My application is running from a flash disk. When i logon as administrator, my application works perfectly. As a standard user, I cannot register the control.

need help with NSIS error

Submitted by pkeffect on August 12, 2007 - 5:31pm

This has been driving me batty for about and hour...

Error: resolving install function "InitVariables" in install section "Main" (0)
Note: uninstall functions must begin with "un.", and install functions must not
Error - aborting creation process

If anyone has any ideas please share.

How about a friggin Dummy Guide

Submitted by paedrigh on August 10, 2007 - 7:29pm

If I could talk with someone who's managed to create starters and get my stupid questions answered I'll write a Dummy Guide afterwards - a guide for those of us who cannot get it going with present information on forum etc etc.

By 'talk' I mean over msn. My msn is paedrigh -at- ardan-nights.org, add me if you feel up to the task (it will only take a couple of minutes).

How can I add other programs to the PortableApps Menu?

Submitted by Decker87 on August 10, 2007 - 10:52am

There is a development IDE called ConTEXT that is already set up to be portable - it runs right from the directory it's installed and nowhere else.

Is there a way I can add this to the PortableApps menu?
I would love to be able to write the code to make the paf.exe installer, but unfortunately, I don't have much time. So, if the code is relatively short and sweet, please let me know how.

Useful scripts

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Submitted by Ryan McCue on August 10, 2007 - 4:59am

Thought these might prove useful to you.

The first, upax.bat UPXs everything within the current directory (and subdirectories) with the standard options used by John. You need to put both this and upx.exe in your path somewhere, like C:\WINDOWS\system32
The second, pangout.bat uses pngout to compress all .png files within the current directory (and subdirectories) and automatically answers yes to any questions.
The final, cleanup.bat is a companion for upax.bat and deletes all the backup files (.ex~, .dl~).

Where to sart programming?

Submitted by dayv2005 on August 8, 2007 - 3:45pm

I'm a application developer/ programmer. I'm always wanting to learn more about programming and stuffalong those lones. I find portable apps really interesting.

I was wondering where can i start, like tutorials or anyhing on where to start from scratch on dveloping my on portable app?

Thanks in advanced,sorry if this was answered in other forums, I'm still trying to find my way navigating here.

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