Portable App Development

Hi

I am trying to set the documents folder in a launcher and am using %PortableApps.comDocuments%, the portable apps menu is a local install so the documents path is C:\users\UserName\Documents but the PortableApps.comDocuments variable returns C:\Documents which does not exist.

How is the variable derived?

Thanks

Would like to introduce a new portable app from Alcohol Soft.

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Any ideas on how to improve it would be welcomed.

Hi

I know you can move files, and remove directories but is it possible to delete a file.

I have a piece of freeware that appears to be no longer supported and am making a launcher for my own personal use. The program list items as a directory tree and remembers it's state by the use of an xml file in it's root directory. I would like to delete this file so the directory tree is always closed (first use) I can do it manually without any adverse affects on the software and wondered if a launcher could delete the file either before or after launching the program?

I was just testing https://portableapps.com/node/38992 which moves the user folder to app folder on launch. For some reason, the Data\user directory is currently locked and can't be deleted/moved/renamed. The result was that an empty App\SciTE\user directory was created, then when the app ran, it put some default files in that directory.

Hi,
I am portabalizing a Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, which has 32-bit and 64-bit executable, but which require a 32-bit or 64-bit JDK to run them respectively (a cut down version is bundled with the program). So wanted to know if I should include both, or just limit it to one type to save space.

Hi,
I need to move a certain folder when the program is running on a 32-bit system and a different folder when on 64-bit system. Lets call them folder_32 & folder_64 respectively.

Freemind portable

Hey I was wondering if you could add the ability for us to update Google Chrome Portable in app. When I try to do that it comes up with error message "Update failed (error: 1)"

Hello folks,
i am new to this forum and although i don't actively participate in the discussion on making portable application, since i lack the knowledge and know how or the craft of making one.
But i do visit it actively and download some tools, to my liking.

However now i realize how important it really can be after looking and observing many things.

So i have a application in mind, which i want to have it made portable. They are:
1)1st Mass Mailer: http://www.softstack.com/fstmail.html

Hello all,

I have recently started with PAF development and quickly stumbled upon this problem after my first 10 or so portables.
Please note that I do not use the launcher and ini files, I write straight NSI scripts.

The problem happens with a game which has 2 exes A and B. A acts as a launcher that launches B and then exits. The game does not allow you to start immediately from B. If you try, you get an error message indicating that you should start the game by double clicking A.exe.

I guess you can see the problem.