Woo! That looks promising! Will try it - have to go babysitting now, but soon enough…
Thanks Graham > On 5 Apr 2018, at 15:46, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Just poking around, a manifest is like a config file for the app. As I > mentioned, your installer maker solution may have a way to configure one. If > not, apparently there are solutions that allow you to post process your > executable to include one. > > Also worth considering, in the Windows tab of the Standalone Application > Settings, at the bottom of the window is a popup menu for UAC settings. > Unless your app will require Administrative Access to the file system, I > would set this to Same as Invoker. Apparently this wil create some kind of > manifest. Also, the app will run with the same permissions as the caller. > This should prevent Windows from thinking the app must be run as an > administrator. > > Bob S > > >> On Apr 5, 2018, at 06:58 , Graham Samuel via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hmm, thanks for the discussion. I see that it is not a straightforward >> issue, and I am probably forced to get my hands dirty in the world of >> Windows. I am aching for a very simple set of step-by-step instructions, but >> of course that is not the job of anyone on this list! BTW, I am also asking >> in the Inno Setup forum, and have had some replies, but despite my >> references to LiveCode, it appears that nobody there can believe I’m not >> using Visual Basic or C++. There is dark talk of manifests, about which I >> know nothing, but maybe I can piece together an idiot’s solution. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
