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Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

Add aplication(which doesn't use anything on the machine) to launcher

Submitted by rodrigoasrodrigues on August 20, 2008 - 11:15pm

Hi, I started using portable apps this week, so I'm sorry if this is not the right place for this question or the answer is obvious.

I have some software which doesn't use anything in the computer and I'm already used to use it from my pen drive (such as eclipse, a mod of dev++, and some stuff I wrote).

NSIS Expert help needed, please

Submitted by chezduong on August 20, 2008 - 7:49pm

Hello all. A quick question for all the NSIS experts out there. I have searched, but with no luck.

I would like to create a NSIS launcher which will:

1/ Bundle the 5 Truecrypt (traveler mode) files within the launcher,
2/ Extract the 5 Truecrypt files to the $Temp directory,
3/ Launch Truecrypt.exe with standard/predetermined Truecrypt command line variables,
4/ Wait for the Truecrypt drive to be dismounted, and
5/ Delete the Truecrypt temporary files in the $Temp directory.

wxDownload Fast

Submitted by ljbade on August 19, 2008 - 9:50pm

I am working on a NSI script for wxDownload fast but I am trying to figure out how I can get it to read it's config file. It expects it to be in the current working directory, and am looking for another program or an example that works around this.

I think the best way is to tell wxDownload Fast run in the Data folder (ie set it's working folder to Data).

Any help will be appreciated.

Leith Bade

Tutorial Mod R34

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Submitted by MrElchbau on August 16, 2008 - 5:36pm

I made a simple tutorial about the new Mod R34 (You can also find the new PaTChed version there, running well with all versions from 1.0 to 1.1)
About PAM Mod R34

I want to create the same for the official PortableApps.com Menu, too.
Pics and a detailed How-to steps for basic questions. Perhaps that's a way to eliminate those perpetual same post we're reading every 3 days.
Possible chapters:
- all about the personal picture
- changing the drive name
- the command buttons
- all about backups

Reference sheet for updater

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Submitted by Ryan McCue on August 14, 2008 - 6:39am

Just thought I'd post this rather than leave it lying around on Google Docs. It's our specification sheet for Application Manager Portable, revised many times. It contains the basic structure for AMP servers and clients, although this was further revised afterwards.

This is not official in any way and I don't necessarily intend for this to change Marko's structure in any way, just providing the way we did it. I've also provided the code used to implement it on the original SVN repository.

PeaZip 2.2

Submitted by giorgiotani on August 12, 2008 - 4:22am

Hi, PeaZip 2.2 is now available, you can see full changelog and release notes here: http://peazip.sourceforge.net/

This release supports localization (language files can be copied in peazipdirectory\res\lang) and allows custom location for application's data files (data which needs to be writeable at runtime) through \res\altconf.txt file.

adding non-portable apps to PA menu system?

Submitted by ElvisImprsntr on August 12, 2008 - 2:57am

Again, don't bash me for asking a dumb question and yes I have read some of the threads on similar subjects.

I have a scientific plotting application that my employer developed/provides (i.e. it is not a commercial licensed application) that is already kind of portable, in that is does not require admin privileges to install. I can and have successfully copied the directory structure from the "c:/Programs Folder" and placed in on a remove shared drive and USB thumb drives. I am not the only one that has done this for various reasons.

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