firstruninstall

[Mayada Al-Kishtini]

Hi Daniel,

On windows, when I need to do a single folder installation, i just copy all the content of the firstruninstall folder and paste it one level up, i.e. on the root directory where Omnis.exe is. 

If I need to do a split installation, I place our liberties in the firstruninstall folder then all the content of the firstruninstall will be copied to the user’s appdata folder. 
If you want a single folder install and you want to avoid the read/write restrictions in “windows”, then avoid installing Omnis on  c:\programfiles.

Hope that helps,
Mayada

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> On Jan 19, 2023, at 11:16 PM, Daniel Sananes <daniel.s at kopparbergs.se> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I find the installation of Studio (10.22) very confusing.
> Hoping for an explanation that rests my dizzy head. Or rather, my stupid head.
> 
> 
> In the omnis.exe directory-structure, sys(215), there are 11 subdirectories.
> (clientserver, external, htmlcontrols, iconsets, idehelp, jscomp, jsidehelp, license, logcomp, uninstall and xcomp).
> I have installed this at C:\OmnisStudio\Studio1022 instead of in \Programfiles.
> 
> In the firstruninstall directory-structure, sys(115), there are 18 subdirectories.
> (adhoc, chromiumembedded, clientserver, convert, help, html, icons, iconsets, jsworker, local, logs, omnispdf, ports, python, secure, startup, studio, welcome).
> 
> Catalogues clientserver and iconsets exists in both places.
> 
> I place omnis-libraries and sqlite-databases in C:\OmnisStudio\MyPrograms.
> 
> Am I supposed to place my libraries in the sys(115) structure?
> 
> Alex Clay has written about 'Omnis installation locations' at omnis.ci.
> The 'Single Location Alternative' states that:
> "To bypass the split installation, install the contents of firstruninstall one level higher, into the program directory. On macOS, this means into /Applications/[your app name].app/Contents/MacOS.
> Install and run this app from a location that does not restrict read/write access, such as ${HOME}/Applications on macOS or %USERPROFILE%\Programs on Windows."
> 
> How do I install the contents of firstruninstall so I don't have to bother with sys(115)-structure?
> 
> And what does this mean?
> "Application data is stored a minimum of two times on the disk where Omnis installed. A master copy of this data is located in the Program Directory under firstruninstall. A copy is also placed in the location listed above for each user on the computer who runs the application."
> 
> Best regards
> Daniel
> 0736 704070
> 
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