Portable App Development

A “real” Portable PowerShell (e.g., https://portableapps.com/node/3922) is not what I’m after. I’ve begun to put together a portable set-up which is useable on systems that have PowerShell installed; this would be a launcher useable similarly to Command Prompt Portable.

Here’s PowerShellPortable.cmd:

@echo off

:: Home
set HomeDrive=%~d0
set HomePath=\Documents
set Home=%HomeDrive%%HomePath%

I just want to note that the "document" folders functionality is rather primitive. Apparently it has been this way for a long time.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that something like this is included. This is my first time installing PortableApps.

However, as Windows systems these days have at least 4 default "libraries", namely: "Documents", "Music", "Pictures" and "Videos", I would argue that having only three (with "Documents" acting as the root of those other three) is rather disingenious (I mean the antonym of "ingenious" ;-)).

Just Curios:
While examining Ditto Portable from the PA-Directory vs. the portable version from the author itself I realized that the PA-Version always deletes the ditto.settings ditto.db from the app directory after I closed.

Why does it do this? Would there be a problem leaving these files on the stick without relocating them?

I mean if my PC crashes the database isn't updated with newest entries.

Please enlighten me.

Hi,
I am trying to portablize a program. Everything is working fine, but for one thing. The program creates a file in the directory it opens a file from. So, lets say I open folder1\blah.ext the program will create "file.ext" in that folder. If I open a new file in let's say folder2\blahblah.ext it will create a new "file.ext" in that directory as well.
My question is how can I clean up those files on the exit of the program.
Thank you for the help.

Hey guys i have been making PAF's for awhile but i am thinking
of some apps that require a "service" to be running...

does any body have any info, or examples of "Custom.nsh script"
that would point me in the right direction....

honestly im looking for moore than some one to say
look at NSIS site! im sure it is their but how is it scripted in
a segment for a PAF...

thanks to any one that can help...i am a visual leaner witch makes it
harder than just reading..

Was intending to release a portable version of the Hyperframe CMS, bundled with LightTPD and Firefox Portable so that Windows users can evaluate the CMS without having to install anything on their computer, or set up a hosting account.

Just thought I 'd check that it's OK to use Firefox Portable in this way.

Hyperframe is open source.
http://sf.net/projects/hyperframe

Hi, I have created ABBYY FineReader 12 Launcher, and was wandering if anybody is interesting in it to check and see if it is working properly. It needs FineReader 12 installed on target computer in the default directory, as the launcher is copying the needed files directly from target computer.

P.S.: I am also working on a launchers for several other programs. However, due to licensing restrictions it will require the programs to be installed on the machine.

I need to develop an application which runs on Pen drive when inserted. If I create using Java and SQL, I dont have idea whether to keep data in system or pen drive. How to access my application when pen drive inserted and the database should be saved in pendrive itself.

It will be appreciated greatly.

Is it possible to split the Programs (not only App Data) and Documents as separate backup options. Sometimes one just want to backup your Apps only. It will save a lot of time if your Documents takes up most of the drive's space, it may consist mainly of Music which does not change often.

Fx. in Sandboxie when a folder is forced sandboxing, and an application in the folder is run then all its saves to documents folder or registry is virtualized. So why can´t portableApps catch those calls and place them automatically in data folder, why must they be specified in launcher.ini?