Portable App Development

Am pretty new to PA but have found them invaluable. I have found some nice PA.com skins and themes but do not know how to install them. Can anyone give me a "step by step" on this? Would greatly appreciate it.

Currently I am using VB and VB.NET to write my utilities.
Portable Startup Utility and Shortcut Creator 4U3

Both VB and VB.NET have their issues as far as functionality or portability.

I'm looking for pro's and con's of learning C++ or Delphi for creating portable application and utilities.

Any input would be much appreciated.

Does anyone know how to get the current drive letter with NSIS?

I built a portable app based on launcher template from this forum, let's call it MyAppPortable.exe. Everything works fine, only problem is, that MyAppPortable.exe can not distinguish between MyApp.exe started under it's control resp. started outside of it's control, i.e. from host computer.

It keeps executing until the last instancy of MyApp.exe has been terminated, and this can be the one launched from the host computer.

I have Johns portable scite and I have tried adding the AutoIT au3.properties and api\au3.api to various settings folders in the structure but it doesn't seem to work? Anyone know where in the folder structure it should go and if it works.

You get this files with AutoIT's version of scite

Hi Guys

Is it possible to be changed Pam so, that u can use PNG´s as a PAM background picture? then could one transparency produce. or could incorporate one that in the next version.

sorry for my lousy English and thanks

NeoRame

Hi Guys,

here are my PAM Theme creations. Use for:

-PAM Beta and 1.1
-PAM MOD r15 and higher (my last Updates r30 )
-SmithTech Menu

PTC - More than design!

I hope u like it. tell me what u think.

NeoRame

John:
Could you post the source code of your Drive Type Tester?
Or is there any other way of decompiling a nsi-exe?
Cause I'd like to have it for another app I'm having drive letter problems.
Thanks.

Hi, I have a lot of work for the moment, so I won't be working on that project till the end of june, so don't expect quick results.

I'm going to create a CD/DVD + USB key duo system for portable apps.
The principle is simple :
- You have program executable & program data on the CD/DVD-Rom.
- You have your documents & config on the key.
- You insert/plug your cd/key in whatever order you wish

Could anyone guide me on how to create a self extracting EXE from a folder, that will extract and run the exe/files from a windows temp folder?

I'm aware of how to do it in winrar, but not sure of the specific directory that should be used for temp storage (for use on PC's without admin privileges)

So basically i want one big compressed self extracting exe that extracts its contents to a temp folder, and autoruns a specified file.