Well, at least if we would be able to know that we're installing it and not just running it. Then I could at least hack that and clean old stuff before starting again fresh, this would also be acceptable for the client.
So I guess there's no solution available unfortunately, apart from third party products like InstallAnywhere. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:56 PM, valdhor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > If AIR won't do it and there are time constraints you may like to look > into a full installer product like InstallAnywhere > (http://www.acresso.com/products/ia/installanywhere-overview.htm) or > InstallShield > (http://www.acresso.com/products/is/installshield-overview.htm). > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Gregor > Kiddie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Well... > > > > > > > > Keeping with the theme of un-installers not cleaning up after > > themselves, and leaving out ugly hacks... > > > > > > > > How about an explicit "clean up" option in the application to delete all > > that stuff that the users can use before uninstalling IF they don't want > > it next time... > > > > > > > > Gk. > > > > Gregor Kiddie > > Senior Developer > > INPS > > > > Tel: 01382 564343 > > > > Registered address: The Bread Factory, 1a Broughton Street, London SW8 > > 3QJ > > > > Registered Number: 1788577 > > > > Registered in the UK > > > > Visit our Internet Web site at www.inps.co.uk > > <blocked::http://www.inps.co.uk/> > > > > The information in this internet email is confidential and is intended > > solely for the addressee. Access, copying or re-use of information in it > > by anyone else is not authorised. Any views or opinions presented are > > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of > > INPS or any of its affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient > > please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > Behalf Of Alen Balja > > Sent: 10 December 2008 03:02 > > To: [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] AIR app uninstall issue - database stays in > > applicationStorageDirectory forever? > > > > > > > > Because they have stored bookmarks, notes and other stuff with their > > product. They uninstall the product, install it again and they're still > > there. It's marked as critical with their QA and I don't think we could > > get away with it. Well, I guess I could tell them that Adobe knows > > better than them, and they did this for a reason, but I doubt they'd buy > > that. > > > > Anyway, looking forward to see some other ugly hack advices if anyone > > has similar expereince. Or if someone from Adobe like Alex knows some > > tricks. > > > > >
