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Topic: Installation and Icons

Is there a way to change default icon on the deployed exe to a custom icon?

When deploying my application to a folder under \Program Files (x86) I am getting a error ehrn the exe is trying to update the settings.ini.  Is there something special I need to do when installing or can you change the application look in the db location for the settings.ini file?

Thank you,
  Rob

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Re: Installation and Icons

rjkantor wrote:

Is there a way to change default icon on the deployed exe to a custom icon?

In current version is not support (planed), but you can do it using software like Resource Hacker.
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/


rjkantor wrote:

When deploying my application to a folder under \Program Files (x86) I am getting a error ehrn the exe is trying to update the settings.ini.  Is there something special I need to do when installing or can you change the application look in the db location for the settings.ini file?

In your case, you must run the program as an administrator.

Dmitry.

3 Reply by rjkantor (edited by rjkantor 2014-12-09 00:39:51)

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Re: Installation and Icons

Can you add the ability to look for the settings.ini in the app folder or the db location? that would solve my problem and not require to have to approve the administrator execution of the application every time it is started.  Another alternative, is to look in the %appdata% folder structure since most windows 7 & 8 applications now look their for their application data.

Thank you,
  Rob

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Re: Installation and Icons

Please, download latest beta version here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6rz92s72djtmv … 8.zip?dl=0


Now you can change location of settings.ini (Menu: Options > Settings > Settings)

Dmitry.
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Re: Installation and Icons

Downloaded the 1.48 beta....

Were is the setting for the alternate settings.ini location being written?  I don't see the option entry being written to the settings.ini file.

The path that the settings file is being written to is:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\MyVisualDatabase\Configs\JCS.exe

The visibility settings don't seem to work.  Any any changes to the db filename/path are not being stored in the %appdata% setting.ini.
[Options]
VisibleOptions=0
VisibleReport=0
VisibleDBLocation=0

I also noticed, when the new ini is written the old ini is zeroed out and the settings are lost.

Rob

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Re: Installation and Icons

rjkantor wrote:

Downloaded the 1.48 beta....


The visibility settings don't seem to work.  Any any changes to the db filename/path are not being stored in the %appdata% setting.ini.
[Options]
VisibleOptions=0
VisibleReport=0
VisibleDBLocation=0

Fixed, please download again
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6rz92s72djtmv … 8.zip?dl=0

Dmitry.