activescott/lessmsi

Portable mode

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#137 opened on Apr 26, 2020

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Description

Hi, the program creates a file on: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\LessMsi\lessmsi-gui.exe_Url_2f40pggqe2qwc3oufnjnqq0l3gqel3k3\1.6.91.0\user.config

It would awesome if it were created only on the same folder where the executable is, so that it can be used as portable on a USB pendrive, and without leave traces. Cheers.

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Research direction
Examine how the current user.config path is determined and implement a fallback to the executable's directory for portable mode, possibly using Application.LocalUserAppDataPath or a custom setting.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
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Clear
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C#Windows file system
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60