Sorry Ross but my understanding is that this does break all the rules !
You cannot write data into program files\. This includes your data sub
dir. You should be using the users app data dir. You are right and
wrong about common app data. It is not difficult to use but it also
wont work under Vista. Users have read access to common app data but
not right access. So if your app needs to write settings it will have
to run as admin.
Your testing may not show this up as 'virtualization' can hide these
issues from you (sometimes??).
Have a look at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480150(d=printer).aspx
for what MS says (about 50 pages)
Rob Martin
Software Engineer
phone +64 03 377 0495
fax +64 03 377 0496
web www.chreos.com
Wild Software Ltd
Ross Levis wrote:
I can't help you, I'm sorry, but I have some Vista questions of my own
that I hope someone can answer.
I use D7 and use the XP manifest component currently. Is it easy to
modify this to provide a Vista manifest?
I've modified my programs recently to write it's configuarion data to a
specific subfolder called Data under the installation folder, which is
normally under the Program Files folder, and I've also made sure the
programs work with restricted user rights.
I considered using the Common Application Data area but this will be too
difficult when there are multiple installations of my app on the same
PC, which is a common occurence.
I have Inno setup changing the access rights on the Data folder to
read/write/modify during installation
Does any of this break the Vista rules?
Thanks,
Ross.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:27 AM
Subject: [DUG] Vista help
Hi All
We are testing our Apps in Vista but I must admit to having some
difficulties with the OS. We use Crystal reports which we understadn is
a problem on Vista.
So I have been testing our runtime install (the full deployment is a
guaranteed no go). It was working!. However the app involved showed
with a shield (which apparently indicates running in admin mode), even
though the properties for the app were set to no compatability fixes and
non admin. So I rebuilt the app with a Vista manifest setting the
rights to minimum (user). This removed the shield but broke Crystal.
So I removed the manifest but the shield has not returned and even if I
force the app to run in admin mode, crystal still fails.
I think the issue is the app is no longer 'virtualized'. I have no idea
how to turn this setting back on. Does anyone have any ideas, the MS
site tells me all about virtualization and that adding a security
manifest will turn it off (thats what I did), but removing the manifest
has not restored it.
Arrggghh !
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