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Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 06 Feb 2015, 13:02
by crystalidea
No bat files, works fine with multiple instances of AS. Config file is stored in AS directory as a single .dat file

How to use:

AS = Altap Salamander
XML = salamand_portable.xml

1. Download and unpack the attached file. It's recommended to place XML into AS folder. If you placed XML to some other folder, edit 'exePath' in XML to match the full path of 'salamand.exe' on your machine. 'RunAppPortable.exe' and other files can be also put into AS folder unless you plan to run some other apps in portable mode using RunAppPortable.
2. Create a shortcut to 'RunAppPortable.exe' and specify XML path as parameter (see attached picture). You can also change icon of the shortcut to the one used by 'salamand.exe'.
3. Enjoy. Feedback is welcome here

Features:

- Portable version works without conflicts with normal version
- "(Portable)" is appended to window title
- Tested to work on different machines when AS is located in Dropbox
- Works on network drives
- Works well with multiple AS instances
- Source code to be available soon

Known limitations of RunAppPortable:

- Requires process elevation (administrator rights)
- No 64-bit executables support (soon)
- Not much tested with other apps, but it should work

To be updated.

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 26 Apr 2015, 22:39
by crystalidea
Updated to version 0.9.1: using temporary folder for data file path to avoid conflicts with cloud synchronization services (e.g. Dropbox). Data file is actually modified only after app exit

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 21 Aug 2015, 08:16
by orhor
please, provide a way to import Salamander config file. Thank you.

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 29 Aug 2015, 08:31
by crystalidea
This option exists (when RunAppPortable is run the first time)

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 09 Jul 2019, 14:44
by Melloware
Can you make a portable 4.0 now that it is Freeware?

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 09 Jul 2019, 18:47
by therube
(Note that "the archive" aka salamand_portable.zip has been updated over time. Latest as of 7-19-2018.
Don't know if actual changes or only something like the digital signature?)

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 19:31
by crystalidea
Melloware wrote: 09 Jul 2019, 14:44 Can you make a portable 4.0 now that it is Freeware?
It works fine with 4.0

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 19:34
by crystalidea
therube wrote: 09 Jul 2019, 18:47 (Note that "the archive" aka salamand_portable.zip has been updated over time. Latest as of 7-19-2018.
Don't know if actual changes or only something like the digital signature?)
Some minor stuff, can't remember exactly, sorry

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 20:12
by crystalidea
I'll open source it a little bit later so anyone can improve the plugin.

Re: Portable Altap Salamander v2

Posted: 08 Jan 2023, 12:25
by Tigerente
crystalidea wrote: 11 Jul 2019, 20:12 I'll open source it a little bit later so anyone can improve the plugin.
Thank you very much for your effort! :)

Is there any update on the 64 bit matter?

Unfortunately, I could not find your souce code. Have you ever thought about releasing a PortableApps version? This would make Altap Salamander known to a wider audience.