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Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

Can someone help me find

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Submitted by bill_gagliardi on June 18, 2012 - 7:12pm

A while back, I remember seeing a guide for taking a java application and making it portable. I went through 10 pages of the search function, trying to find it, but it's eluding me. Also, are there any guides to taking a java app, and get it to recognize and use jportable?

Need help using the PA Launcher

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Submitted by bill_gagliardi on June 18, 2012 - 6:39pm

I've used the Launcher serveral times successfully, but just ran into an issue. I tried using the Launcher manual located at https://portableapps.com/manuals/PortableApps.comLauncher/, but had trouble understanding it (I have issues with comprehending what I read). I'm trying to make a portable version of TeraCopy v2.27 for personal use, but got an error. The end of the error log file is below.

HamachiPortable I try to make but i am have probmles to re code it?

Submitted by PatEvans19 on June 9, 2012 - 12:31am

here's my zip file of what i got done so far:

http://56.net63.net/d

um i'am just an html basic person but at lest i tryed to get hamachi portable at lest....im a bringer though at this kind of stuff.

XD if you's can get it to run better e-mail me and thanks. :->

Launcher and registry keys

Submitted by vdp on June 7, 2012 - 4:20am

Hi,

I'm new to using the Launcher and would like to have clear instructions on how to do the following.

I'd like my custom PortableApp to register specific protocols so that from the shell or a web browser one could launch the app via, say, 'sip:1234@server'.
However, I'd like to make sure that if HKCU already has this protocol association, save it, modify it with my values and when the portable app terminates, restore the original values.

So, on custom PortableApp startup, do the following:

A question (suggestion?) about the intelligence of the Installer

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Submitted by Ken Herbert on June 5, 2012 - 10:47pm

After seeing this comment in regards to the release of FF13, I was wondering if the Installer is smart enough to recognize if the launcher.ini specifies a MinOS or MaxOS that the current system does not meet?

While blocking execution at the launcher stage is vital (to prevent installing FF13 on an OS > Win2k and then running it on Win2k), I think that (if it can't already) there needs to be a warning when installing to an OS that does not meet the MinOS or MaxOS of the app.

Please DONT auto delete apps with the auto updater

Submitted by webname on June 5, 2012 - 3:04am

Its bloody stupid , grrr

Also provide an option to download to USB ( using a batch file redirecting temp worked) but i didnt figure on the bloody delete once installed idiocy
grumble.

Ill avoid using it anyway since ill be downloading via a mates broadband
im stuck on dialup again myself and i keep copies to give away etc.

Thanks for a great portable app system apart from that all the same.

cheers Smile

Notify about outdated apps at the download page

Submitted by access2godzilla on May 29, 2012 - 8:55am

There are some outdated apps which cannot be upgraded. Is it not better to notify people of this on the download page of the apps?

For example, we can show a message like this on the Openoffice.org page:

Openoffice.org has a more recent version, [latest_version_number] but we do not have a portable edition since we do not have legal approval to do this.

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