Portable App Development

I'm fairly new at trying to create a portable app. Without going into too much detail, the application I'm trying to make portable stores quite a bit of information in the "application data" folder on windows. How do I localize this? I looked in all files, including the installer and app .exe's and can't find where this is specified. How do I "crack open" this application to make it look in the local folder instead of the application data folder of the computer it's on?

Thanks in advance.

Before anyone mouths off that I need to search, I did. I was wondering what compression mode John uses when using 7-Zip to make a self-extracting paf.exe file. I understand that the paf part is a hack. Thanks.

Kevin

We have some live Linux CD's

Portable Linux would be nice so we can save things.

Portableapps for Linux be nice to.

I know John has said that he creating a NSIS based installer, but instead of writing the code i think he should use installjammer to create the project, i he did it would take 5 minutes, 10 at the most to make the new installer. Just an idea, it would move the project along faster

Well, I had trouble when I tried to figure out how to use Icecast when I first found it, so I decided to make it portable and easier. There is a frontend I made and it does all the process starting for you. If you don't know, Icecast is a internet radio server. With Icecast, you can host your own online radio. Sources are in the Directory "Sources". Sorry it isn't in PAF, but either someone can do it for me or I might if I have more time.

http://eyecreate.googlepages.com/icecast.rar

Is there an "one click" app to portable app maker?

JauntePE was such an creator but alpha and I couldn`t find it anymore on the web.

Wouldn`t it be better to put developement in such an creator then making single apps portable? Just in theorie each app could be made portable?

Hi, I was just wondering, what does it take to make a launcher? Is there a specific program to do it? Or do you have to program it? Thanks in advance!

Just thought I'd give you all a little heads-up on what I'm working on.

• RSSOwl Portable (w/Java) and RSSOwl Portable 2.0
• Rocks ‘n’ Diamonds Portable
• FreeCiv Portable
• WinBoard Portable
• DemoCracy Portable
• More projects forthcoming

I'm also working on some freeware ones, but not very seriously until John gets everything set up.
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Ryan McCue
Veivers 6

Hello,

I've been playing with Portable Apps now for about a week and I have to say it rocks.

I'm using it on my Ipod Video. What I want to do is make my Ipod self-sufficient, as opposed to having to rely on Itunes on my home computer.

I'd like to see an Ipod-Suite with the following elements:

Music Manger:

I really didnt know how to search or what to search for so ill just ask. How do you make the self extracting paf.exe that all the portableapps come in? Is it like a program or something just really curious. Thanks.

[Moved to Portable App Development forum - JTH]