Hello,
I do support for a development package which causes my clients a lot of pain, because they have to work regularly with a bunch of folder locations dispersed across an overcomplicated filesystem layout.
I want to put an end to the years of frustration, and simplify the entire scheme of this program, by using ThinApp.
Before ThinApp, it was setup like this:
The Program is in
C:\Program Files\Company\TheApp\TheApp.exe
Modules are in:
C:\Program Files\Company\TheApp\Modules\
Templates are in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Company TheApp\
Config files are in:
C:\Users\Person\Application Data\Company TheApp\
Libraries are in:
C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Company TheApp\
Snapins are in:
C:\Users\Person\Local Settings\Application Data\Company TheApp\
...
AHH! This is "Revenge of the Microsoft Guidelines"
Painful, and there is no way to configure these paths.
So, using ThinApp, I've been able to come up with this:
The Program is in:
TheApp\TheApp.exe
Modules are in:
TheApp\TheApp\%Program Files%\Company\TheApp\Modules\
Templates are in:
TheApp\TheApp\%Program Files%\Common Files\Company TheApp\
Config files are in:
TheApp\TheApp\%AppData%\Company TheApp\
Libraries are in:
TheApp\TheApp\%Common AppData%\Company TheApp\
Snapins are in:
TheApp\TheApp\%Local AppData%\Company TheApp\
...
But this is still too complicated!
I see that in the Package.ini there's a way to set Source=
And in the individual paths, there's a way to set ##Attributes..
But I cannot find a way to set the Destination
What I want is:
The Program is in:
TheApp\TheApp.exe
Modules are in:
TheApp\%Modules%\
Templates are in:
TheApp\%Template%\
Config files are in:
TheApp\%Config%\
Libraries are in:
TheApp\%Libs%\
Snapins are in:
TheApp\%Snapins%\
That would solve everything.
Is there a way to do it in ThinApp?
Thank you for ThinApp, crossing my fingers it's possible.