BoxedApp Packer 2019.2, BoxedApp SDK 2019.1
We are excited to announce that we’ve just released BoxedApp Packer 2019.2 and BoxedApp SDK 2019.1:
- FIX: GetFinalPathNameByHandle() failed for virtual files located on virtual drive.
- FIX: if input exe required administrative privileges, packed exe didn’t require administrative privileges.
New tutorial is ready: packaging .NET Core application into a single executable file package.
Delphi: why TStreamAdapter is not suitable for IStream-based virtual files?
Hello,
One delphi programmer wrote me that he tried to create a IStream-based virtual file using a TStreamAdapter. But it doesn’t work. Why?
The reason is quite simple: TStreamAdapter doesn’t provide a correct implementation of IStream.Clone. Check Classes.pas:
function TStreamAdapter.Clone(out stm: IStream): HResult; begin Result := E_NOTIMPL; end;
IStream.Clone is important method, BoxedApp SDK uses it. But TStreamAdapter just returns E_NOTIMPL. OK, but what’s the solution?
The solution is to create a new class derived from TStreamAdapter and implement IStream.Clone.
For example, if you need a TStreamAdapter based on TFileStream, the implementation would be the following:
type
TCloneSA = class(TStreamAdapter)
public
Path: String;
public
function Clone(out stm: IStream): HResult; override; stdcall;
destructor Destroy; override;
end;
{ TCloneSA }
function TCloneSA.Clone(out stm: IStream): HResult;
var
FS: TFileStream;
S: TCloneSA;
begin
FS := TFileStream.Create(Path, fmOpenReadWrite or fmShareDenyNone);
S := TCloneSA.Create(FS, soOwned);
S.Path := Path;
result := S.QueryInterface(IStream, stm);
end;
BoxedApp SDK 2.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.2
Released new versions of products of the BoxedApp series: BoxedApp SDK 2.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.2.
[ Download demo versions ]
What’s new?
Packing Entire MS PowerPoint Presentation into a Single EXE
MS PowerPoint allows creating presentations viewable on any computer, even those that do not have the PowerPoint application installed. But what makes it really inconvenient is the necessity to click on the “Accept” button every time you open a file; besides, the number of files is so great… How nice would it be to turn this whole set into a single executable file! Let’s see how we can do that.
Launching .NET Applications From Memory
We’ve issued new update of the BoxedApp SDK and BoxedApp Packer, which includes new function BoxedAppSDK_ExecuteDotNetApplication
BoxedApp SDK 2.0.1, BoxedApp Packer 2.1.1
We’ve tested BoxedApp under new Windows from MS, Windows 7. A few issues found and fixed.
[FIXED] ShellExecute doesn’t run virtual EXE under Windows 7
[FIXED] ActiveX registering in a virtual registry may not work properly under Windows 7
A small fix for all Windows:
[FIXED] Launching a lot of child processes cause memory and handles leak
New feature of the BoxedApp Packer:
[NEW] Environment variables are supported in a virtual path.
BoxedApp SDK 2.0, BoxedApp Packer 2.1
Finally, we have made available the new releases with two extremely interesting features:
Let’s take a closer look at them
A virtual file based on IStream
Briefly
A new function, BoxedAppSDK_CreateVirtualFileBasedOnIStream, has been added to BoxedApp SDK.
What For?
To provide even greater flexibility, BoxedApp SDK now allows creating virtual files based upon IStream, the standard COM interface. A programmer can now solely define the behavior of a virtual file.
C++ / CLI – How To Use Managed C++ DLL when Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is not installed?
If your .NET application uses components written in Managed C++, you face the necessity to distribute Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable with it. If one attempts to launch such application in a system that doesn’t have the corresponding Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable installed, the user will get a warning “This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect”. Why this happens, and can that be done without installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable?
Use ActiveX components without registration
Many applications use ActiveX and COM components. But all ActiveXs should be registered in the system registry to be used properly. This is a problem:
- registration in the registry requires admin rights
- sometimes registration influences to other applications
for example, your application uses Flash 7, but another application requires Flash 9 - your application should register an ActiveX at startup and unregister it when ActiveX is not needed anymore
for example, your application is so-called portable application
How to solve the task using BoxedApp?
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