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Yea, just on some computers. For those computers, I'll use the trick of Mr. Otten. However, I would have liked to take my emails at my university with TheBat. But I'm not willing to install it on a public computer. I think I just have to lear patience and read me mails after courses, he?
Thanks a lot!  
21 October 2004 20:26:23, Eric Deziel.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1243/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1243/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:26:23 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Yea. sorry. My ideas are too sofisticated for me too  
Do you plan use TB only on two-three-four computers,
or you plan use TB on any computer with easy?  
21 October 2004 00:18:21, atlanoff.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1171/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1171/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:18:21 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I guess you won't need to do any complicated stuff. Since your memory stick willalways have the same drive letter at a given computer.
So you tell TB that your default mail directory is on your memory stick. You can do this via the menu:
Options - Preferences - System - Mail directory

When you install TB on a different computer, make sure that you insert your memory stick before the installation.
When TB asks you whether you'd like to install a new account or restore one from back-up, choose 'new'. Now you'll be asked where your mail directory is. Point it to your memory stick.
The following step is the account itself, give the same name as it had on your other computer, TB will recognise the existing account and pick up its properties. (Don't forget to check those properties, something minor might go wrong, after all it still is a piece of software.)


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Finally, I interrogate myself if I am not violating the licence with TheBat on a memory stick that can be used on several computers. "You are granted a non-exclusive licence to use the program on one computer at a time."
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I've always been led to believe that this use is permitted. Especially since you can't use TB in this way on two computers at the same time, since you've got only one copy of your message base.
20 October 2004 17:20:08, Roelof Otten.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1155/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1155/ Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:20:08 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Boy! I have enough work for the entire week just understanding each line    
Solution 1, I don't get evrything but I'm on it!
Solution 2, I see I modified MY registry, but what happens if I use my memory stick elswhere?

But I'll try those "complicated" solutions (I'm just an amateur! ) Thanks a lot!

Finally, I interrogate myself if I am not violating the licence with TheBat on a memory stick that can be used on several computers. "You are granted a non-exclusive licence to use the program on one computer at a time."  
20 October 2004 16:24:03, Eric Deziel.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1149/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1149/ Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:24:03 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I have more simple idea:

Use Evinrovinment Variables to set up working directories...

Registry values like this
==========================
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!]
"Working Directory"="%TheBat_folder%\\Mail\\"
==========================

and start-up batch file:
==============================
Set TheBat_folder=E:\Thebat
%TheBat_folder%\\thebat.exe
==============================

Hmm...



20 October 2004 14:57:01, atlanoff.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1144/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1144/ Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:57:01 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Yea. I have some ideas.

Registry is the main problem.

Idea #1
Use batch files and substitute for drives

1. Move all files (program and mail) to memory stick
(for example to E:\TheBat)

2. run command:
subst x: E:\TheBat

3. Change registry values to new disk X:
First of all - Mail Directory:
==========================
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!]
"Working Directory"="X:\\Mail\\"
==========================

3. Make image of registry for TheBat
regedit /e x:\TheBat.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!"

4. create start up batch file, something like that:
==========================
rem "dot" means current directory (root of memory stick)
subst x: .\TheBat\
rem Import registry file to system
regedit x:\TheBat.reg
rem Starting...
x:\TheBat.exe
==========================

5.
After closing TheBat you can refresh registry to file:
regedit /e x:\TheBat.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!"
and you can clear system registry values using reg-file:
================================================
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT\The Bat!]
================================================

WARNING, it is only idea and not tested, but i think it will be work.

Any comments?
Any questions?

If this idea is not enough good for you,
i'll try provide you with another one
(using Window Scripting Host and without SUBST).

Hmm...
May be I'll place TheBat on my memory stick too....

20 October 2004 14:07:13, atlanoff.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1135/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1135/ Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:07:13 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client Stand Alone in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Is it possible to use or install TheBat! like a real stand alone mail client. I mean like Poco or Foxmail? I want to install TheBat! on my memory stick and take my mails at distance. But it always need the path and drive letter of the installation. Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Eric
20 October 2004 13:04:49, Eric Deziel.]]> http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1128/ http://www.ritlabs.com/en/forums/forum4/topic326/message1128/ Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:04:49 +0300 The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client