TheRocket
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Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:55 pm

Read-only project - ask to save in a different folder

You are working with Advanced installer Version 17.4 (A9D5B2AE).
You create a folder C:\Version 1\ on your computer.
You create a new project (any type, ex: professional) and save this project into the Version 1 folder.
You set the project file .aip to readonly.

You copy the folder Version 1 into a new folder C:\Version 2\ and leave file read-only.
You open the .aip file from the version 2 folder, using double-click on the .aip file.
You do any change, and try to save the project (or build it). As the file is read-only, the "Save As" window opens.
Advanced Installed suggest you to save the project into the "Version 1" folder, while you had it open from the "Version 2" folder.
If you don't pay attention, you may overwrite the wrong file by mistake.

It seems that Advanced installer is suggesting to save in the last saved folder, instead of suggesting the current project file path by default.
This causes some confusion when working with projects that have similar names but different folders roots.
Eusebiu
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Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:04 pm

Re: Read-only project - ask to save in a different folder

Hi,

Indeed, this seems to be the current behavior of Advanced Installer. I added this on our TODO list, so it will be corrected in a future version of the application. Thank you for bringing it to our attention!

Best regards,
Eusebiu
Eusebiu Aria - Advanced Installer Team
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