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Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

Trying to create a New PortableApp from Navisworks Manage 2011 (x64)

Submitted by illrev74 on September 23, 2010 - 7:36pm

As I create the app using the installer I get an error:

...
SetDetailsPrint: both
DetailPrint: "$InstallingStatusString"
SetDetailsPrint: ListOnly
!insertmacro: _EndIf
!insertmacro: end of _EndIf
File: failed creating mmap of "..\..\NWM2011x64Portable.exe"
Error in script "G:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk 2011\Navisworks Manage 2011\Other\Source\PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi" on line 901 -- aborting creation process

Can anyone please help me with this I'm new to creating PortableApps?

Thanks.

Multiple Launchers with PAL

Submitted by shanet on September 19, 2010 - 9:48pm

Hey guys,

I have a few apps that require multiple launchers quite like has been done in open office and am wondering if the same is possible with the PAL?

I am aware that the launchers in OO.org are done straight from the NSIS code, but its worth a try asking isn't it?

Also, if it isn't possible, will it be implemented in future versions of the PAL?

Many thanks,

Shane Thompson

MiniApps

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Submitted by solanus on September 15, 2010 - 8:17pm

I've tried my hand at developing full-fledged apps, with mixed success; I started DeskSkin, but stopped developing it because I found a far superior solution in my mind (Toolbox), and for Hugin Portable, I'm struggling with the PAL while waiting for a Windows build of their latest rev.
In the meantime, I've worked out some small tricks that I use to enhance the Platform, based on the extremely flexible ini approach of the PortableApps Format. I'm calling them MiniApps.

Creating Dropbox Portable

Submitted by Devo on September 14, 2010 - 5:09pm

I've having issues getting a launcher for Dropbox to work properly. For some reason there are 3 dll files that become locked and will not allow the drive to be ejected. These dll files also make deleting the Dropbox folder in %APPDATA% impossible. Can someone take a look at this and help me out. I looked through the manual but I was unable to find information regarding this. I'm kind of a novice so it's probably something simple that I just don't know how to do yet. Any help would be appreciated.

when file associations (and protocol associations)

Submitted by portpete on September 12, 2010 - 6:09am

When are file associations going to be available?
And protocol associations (celestia uses celurl's which have the form: cel:\\* )?

I'm asking this because there is nothing mentioned about it in the portableapps format specification:
https://portableapps.com/development/portableapps.com_format

Need help with PAL and HLSW

Submitted by Gremlin on September 11, 2010 - 4:04pm

Hi all,

I am trying to make HLSW portable but have some troubles with it: the hlsw.exe creates registry entries by itself I cannot delete via the Portable Apps Launcher. That's with Windows XP SP3 and HLSW version 1.3.3.7b. My launcher.ini is as follows:

[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=HLSW\hlsw.exe
;CommandLineArguments='"-PATH:%PAL:AppDir%\HLSW\"' '"-INSTDIR:."' '"-DATADIR:..\..\Data\userfiles\appdata\HLSW"' '"-URL:%1"'
WorkingDirectory=%PAL:AppDir%\HLSW
SinglePortableAppInstance=true

[Activate]
Registry=true

[FileWrite1]

Tbird w\ HTML 5

Submitted by patrick013 on September 10, 2010 - 3:45pm

Hello,

If you could add HTML 5 to Thunderbird's RSS feed section I would
greatly appreciate it. This would allow full length RSS feeds to be seen
in Tbird with all the graphics, etc. without switching to the RSS website
to view the whole feed article. Most RSS feeds I receive are several or more
paragraphs with some pictures, depending on the feed. Presently Tbird only
shows a short text of the RSS feed rec'd.

Would make a great program even better.

thanks,

patrick013

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