Portable App Development

Well, I've got some VST plugins with installers that unpack DLLs into my plugins folder, but these plugins store their data in user folder.
I'd like to make portable versions of them, but I don't know how. They don't have any EXEs, only DLLs.

When I am creating a new app in the Portableapps.com Format I extract this archive PortableApps.com_Application_Template_3.5.2.zip for begining the work. But when I create a new icon for the app and rename it appicon.ico and delete the old one it is reverting for the AppName one (with the arrow)... But only the preview become the logo of Portableapps and when I change a parent folder name's; it is becoming the real logo preview. Its like windows or something else keep a link to this file when I extract the file.

I have seen it's possible "force" an application to use a folder instead another...

How have I to set launcher's parameters for avoid the movement from portable folder to Appdata folder?

I have a folder Data/MyApp that must works like in AppData/Roaming/MyApp.

Thanks.

Where can I find tutorial documentation etc?

This platform/forum need some way to report outdated portableapps apps.
Please either
-create a section dedicated for this
-Implement a "Report Outdated" or "Comment" feature within each portablesapps.com's apps main pages
or else way..

For instance.. I'd like to tell the "Explorer++" PortableApps.com maintainer "(Mervyn Ashby)" that his port is outdated, but there's no way other than PM.. we need something more involving for the maintainter. Such a thing is a general reporting feature..

Advices,Inputs,etc.. all welcomed
Thanks

Hi, I'm using the following code to get the display height and width:

${SegmentFile}

${SegmentInit}
System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i0)i.r0
System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i1)i.r1

${SetEnvironmentVariable} ScreenWidth $0
${SetEnvironmentVariable} ScreenHeight $1
!macroend

However, I really need the screen refresh rate as well. I have no idea how to incorporate win32 functions into NSIS. Can you help me?
Thanks.

Is it possible to create an app with 2 download of a msi extension and then say to the installation to install directly to the App\AppName folder and App\AppName64 with the installer.ini? I am trying to create an app portable but I can't just extract it because its give me random file for the installer itself and not for the app (because the msi need to be launch and extract the app itself). I need to to this because of the EULA.

EDIT: Finally I found a way with a .nsh file and Rename command.

UPDATED DOWNLOAD URL 08/2023
Hi,
RealMeteo 7 portable is ready.
I hope that this new version will be accepted on this portal.
RealMeteo 7 is free for personal, no profit and public offices.
Download page
https://www.realmeteo.com/public/RealMeteoPortable_7_8_12.paf.exe
regards

I am currently creating the 1.35.0 version of VSCodium in the portable app format but I have a problem;

It was proposed that I use the build in portable mode and the problem is that I have a error when I install on a VSCodium already installed and with only this in my installer.ini;

[FilesToPreserve]
PreserveFile1=App\VSCodium\data\user-data\User\settings.json

Hi,

I'm tryng to move a file to Windows/SysWOW64

How can I do?

Have I to manage admin rights? How?

How is the path? WinDir or have I to use the normal path (C:\Windows\SysWOW64 ecc)?

Thanks.

Hi,

I'm trying to portabilize an app.
The program works fine, but if I move it to other location, show this error:

The path to MyApp has changed, since it was last started, from MyOldPath to MyNewPath.
Moving portable apps like this is not advised, and some features may not work. Are you sure you want continue?

Why? If I donwload from internet a program and move that, the error not appair...

Thanks.