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Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

"Remove your flash drive" reminder

Submitted by david.heindel on January 29, 2009 - 11:33am

Situation:
Basically, I use Portable Apps at school, home, and work from my USB flash drive. Occasionally, I will log off at one of those locations and FORGET my flash drive. I am afraid to put sensitive information on my drive such as e-mails, calender, etc... because I have already lost one flash drive this way.

Solution:
This guy on a blog wrote a little program that reminds you to remove your flash drive if you try to log off or shut down your computer without removing the flash drive/CD/whatever.

http://www.thewwwblog.com/software-remind-you-unplug-your-flash-drive.html

PeaZip 2.5 released

Submitted by giorgiotani on January 28, 2009 - 3:32am

PeaZip 2.5 was released earlier today.
In this release context menu was reorganized, and was added the capability to save up to 16 applications or scripts to run on files (or items in archives) from "Open with..." submenu; PeaZip will try to configure most common editors, players and antivirus scanners (I know there will be room for a lot of improvements here to make it able to recognize a wider set of applications...).

Simplest How-To request

Submitted by fidmas on January 25, 2009 - 5:13pm

I guess I'm just dense, but I've been to https://portableapps.com/development , https://portableapps.com/node/12851 , https://portableapps.com/node/14939 , copied the code for PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi and PortableApps.comInstallerConfig.nsh and seem to understand how to modify it.

Ok, now all I need to do is install a bunch of files in "AppNamePortable" and "App" directories. Should be the simplest script entries ever - Right?

Aid to create a portable program

Submitted by Slider324 on January 24, 2009 - 4:33am

Hello friendly of PortableApps, I need its aid to create a portable program, and been trying to create a portable application with appscompac, but I do not understand very well as they are the steps that must follow so that it is created,
explained by me for the next steps.

Pd:They excuse my English but I speak Spanish

:: Updater for Portableapps

Submitted by anaza on January 23, 2009 - 4:26am

Hi!
Many of the programs are being updated often and it wold be great if anyone wrote a program that checked all installed programs on a USB-drive and updated them.

Or is there already a program like that? Can´t find it anyway.

It would be nice to don´t have to go through the whole programlist, one program at the time every few week.

best regards and thanks for a excellent site

scan other paths besides portable apps folder

Submitted by zikronix on January 22, 2009 - 1:50pm

I dont really understand why this cant be done, as i am not a developer.
but here is my request

Please please please. Include the ability to scan other folders besides the portable apps folder.

For example if i had a folder called Putty which was under \portableapps\network tools\putty\putty.exe as it sits right now i would have to create a custom shortcut to that.

unless im missing the boat some where here

Portable app timer

Submitted by acid_burn_84075 on January 22, 2009 - 1:37pm

a lot of people that use portable apps use it at school or at work on there breaks. so it would be really cool if there were a basic count down timer app. a lot of the time im using dos box and coolplayer + so i dont hear the bell it would be awsome if someone could develop this

Portable Application Template 2.6.4 Problem

Submitted by ye14cV92 on January 21, 2009 - 11:32pm
Error Message

MessageBox: 48: ""DataDirectory" was not set in INI file.  Please check your configuration!"
Invalid command: {registry::Unload}
Error in script "E:\TestPortable\Source\TestPortable.nsi" on line 437 -- aborting creation process
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