Portable App Development

When I try to use Installer 0.91.3 to make a plugin installer I get this error message

ERROR: AppInfo.ini - Control - Start is missing.

According to Section 6 of PortableApps.com Format0.91 (2009-06-11) "The App\AppInfo directory should be empty" so why is the compiler complaining it cannot find that file?

My plugininstaller.ini file is in Other\Source and App\AppInfo is empty.

As the new version includes some Win7 bug fixes, does that mean we still need to use this?

I know it's marked as fixed over at NSIS but I was just wondering what the word was here.

OK, so I've got "PortableApps.comInstallerCustom.nsh" in the Other\Source directory and it contains -

!macro CustomCodePostInstall
MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION `hello`
!macroend

but I can't figure out why I'm not getting anything.

With the new installer, AppCompactor, and menu... we've been getting a lot of people willing to take their time and make PortableApps for the site. As I already know, OliverK made another "Making a PortableApp Guerilla field" or something like that. However, I think it's also a little confusing. I didn't understand any of it and had to had Kevin Porter translate it into human for me when I got here almost a year ago. So I'll be targeting this at somebody with no technology background.

Ok, today I have yet another question, although I am finally learning! I have successfully made an application portable using Chris's Launcher, ePSXe, a very nice PSX emulator, now, it is almost portable. The problem I am having is this: ePSXe loads all it's plugins based off the directory from where it is running
ePSXePortable---launcher
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|--app
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|--ePSXe-
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|-bios
|-plugins
|-memcards (list continues)


I was attempting to use XN Resource Editor (http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d10resourceeditor.htm) to modify the icon for the Portable Firefox 3.5b4 app on my local machine. I was able to embed a new icon group, and delete the old group, using XN Resource Editor. Unfortunately, the program would not launch afterwards (NSIS error, "Installer integrity check failed").

I'm curious - our business already sells USB keys as a little add-on/promotional product. Would we be permitted to preload USB keys with the PortableApps suite of software? If so, could we advertise the fact that our keys contain this software?

If this is permitted, but only for some types of licenses, which type of product license guidelines would permit such a thing?

Thanks

Ok, I decided to ask this because I'm hoping i'm not the only one who has ever had questions, I need help editing the 7-Zip launcher source, and many things, I just don't get a lot of it, for example:
NoINI:
;=== No INI file, so we'll use the defaults
StrCpy "$ADDITIONALPARAMETERS" ""
StrCpy "$PROGRAMEXECUTABLE" "${DEFAULTEXE}"
StrCpy "$DISABLESPLASHSCREEN" "false"
it just makes no sense T.T especially, what are the dollar signs for? they're so prominent, but I don't have a clue what they're for
Thanks in advanced

This may be a stupid question, but can anyone help me create an .exe from an executable .jar file? I use the program all the time to convert comics to read on the Sony Reader. It's portable by default, and it doesn't save settings. I'd like it to show up in the PAM though, and use the portable Java on my external drive. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

I'd come into the channel, but I was told no more IRC from work. :/

a portable apps installer for MediaMonkey is available here. I created it using the portableapps installer available from this site.