Portable App Development

hi! im trying to make a launcher for OpenVPN so it can run portable. Im using portableapps.com launcher and was done with launcher.ini

Here's my launcher.ini


[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=OpenVPN\openvpn-gui.exe
DirectoryMoveOK=yes
SupportsUNC=yes
DirectoryMoveOK=yes

[RegistryValueWrite]
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenVPN\=REG_SZ:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenVPN\log_dir=REG_SZ:%PAL:DataDir%\log
HKLM\SOFTWARE\OpenVPN\exe_path=REG_SZ:%PAL:AppDir%\OpenVPN\openvpn.exe


The default value of the section [SinglePortableAppInstance] is false, i.e. it's possible to run multiple instances of the portable app simultaneously. For the following considerations we will call the portable app suitable "multiple_instances". Furthermore we assume, that this app stores its settings in the registry key HKCU\Software\Publisher\multiple_instances. Accordingly the following code is necessary for making this app portable:

[Activate]
Registry=true

[RegistryKeys]
multiple_instances=HKCU\Software\Publisher\multiple_instances

Hi,

Is there any app which can follow which files changed by an application which executed?

I found some apps to find which files has been changed before and after an app executed. But they can not show me which files has been changed by this app. They show me all the files has been changed by operation system, services and all apps which runnig. So I can not filter the files which changed just by application which I want to follow.

I would be happy if you can suggest me any software to do that...

Thank you

Hello!

Does the Launcher also support other image filetypes than JPG?
It seems that NewAdvSplash works also with GIF and BMP images, but is this also possible with the Portableapps Launcher? (I already tried it, but without success.)

Hi,

since years I use a few PortableApps (eg. zip, rename) for small things.
Since a week I use some PortableApps much more intesive:
- Notepad++ for PHP, HTML, CSS ...
- LibreOffice instead of MS Office
- Thunderbird instead of Outlook
- Filezilla instead of WS_FTP Pro
Yes, I did a hard break ...

Ok, now it seems that these programs have a stability problem: They crash, hang a minute or forget the settings (Notepad++/FTP). (all last versions under Windows 8, 8GB)

Is this because they are open source or portable apps?
Is it better to use the normal installation?

Just thought i would share with everyone that i have discovered a way to use the official programs and make them portable. With a small edit of where Java looks for a folder.

I am in no way taking credit for making these programs or games. I Love these games so much I wanted to make them completely portable with me, which happen to be extremely simple.

All i had to do was find a way to open the game and tell it to drop its files in a specific location. (Which Java made that easy)

Hi,

I made an app (.NET) which I want to be portable, free and closed-source. I do not have my own website yet. I have the .paf.exe ready. Also, there are a few other .dlls and other files which need to be installed which I could not add in the .paf.exe. How do I include this, and what are the steps for posting my app?

Thanks

I guess this question has been asked a number of times, but I would like some clarification on the subject. To talk by example, I will use a portable launcher I have created for msysgit.


[Environment]
HOME=%PAL:DataDir%\home
PATH=%PAL:AppDir%\PortableGit\cmd;%PATH%

[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=PortableGit\git-cmd.bat
ProgramExecutableWhenParameters=PortableGit\cmd\git.cmd
SingleAppInstance=false
DirectoryMoveOK=yes
HideCommandLineWindow=true

Hello!!! I am looking for an answer to my question for a long time
I have a simple game for the PC (original language is C++). I want to make a portable version of this game (without installation), so users can play it without having to install (at work, for example!). What technologies for creating and using portable games do you use?
I would be grateful for any answers.
Bazylio

Is it possible, that someone can offer some helpful examples for the usage of hooks? I am particularly interested in the hooks .onInit, Init and Unload. But certainly examples to the other hooks would also be useful. Or exists a website with appropriate tutorials?