How to install the addons for RDM in portable mode

I have tested it with version 6.6.0.0 and it works. But in version 7.0.3.0 it works not. I'm in the trial mode. And having 6 days.

Hi,
Have you tried to install the add-on (unzipping the file) directly in the application folder? Do you received an error?
edited by dhervieux on 3/15/2012

I have downloaded it and unzipped directly in the folder. Operating system is Windows XP with SP3.

The addons aren't shown under Help | About nor under Tools | Addon Manager.

Could you tell me which add-on exactly you try to load? I've just tried and it works fine.

I have tried the following addons/dlls: AzureStorageExplorerAddOn.dll, Microsoft.WindowsAzure.StorageClient.dll, HeidiSQLAddOn.dll, SerialDataEntryAddOn.dll, PowerToolsAddOn.dll, VMwareViewAddOn.dll, SqlServerAddOn.dll, SmartFTPAddOn.dll, FlashFXPAddOn.dll, MySQLDataSourceAddOn.dll, MySQLGuiAddOn.dll, VPNAddOn.dll and many more none of them are listed in v7.0.3.0
I make a backup/copy of the following files: connections.xml, conncetions.log, RemoteDesktopManager.cfg - cleanup Registry, reboot the machine and doing a new installation with the binary files.

I have reinstalled v6.6.0.0 and v7.0.3.0. In v6.6.0.0 it works and in v7.0.3.0 it don't works. I have tested on a second machine (Win 7 Home Premium) and have the same effect. Maybe it is the trial period? The trial version expire in 5 days.

Hi,
I just retry on a brand newe usb key. Could you verify if you see anything in the application log? It's in the menu Help->Application Log

The application log ist empty?!
I have tested various installation paths. in v6.6.0.0 works fine, all manual installed addons are usable. In v7.0.3.0 none of them can I see as installed in Help | About or Tools | Add-On Manager. Maybe it is a problem of parallel installation of v6.6 and v7.0.3? I have installed v6.6 in the path <drive>:\PortableApps\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.6.6.0.0 with the add-ons. And have installed v7.0.3 in the path <drive>:\PortableApps\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.7.0.3.0. with the add-ons. So the DLLs are also in both installation paths.

Could you try to copy the application for a test in C:\RDM and see if this load.

Yep it works. So the next step, I have renamed my folders on the USB-Sick: So "<drive>:\PortableApps\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.6.6.0.0" is now "<drive>:\PortableApps\RDM_6_6_0_0" and "<drive>:\PortableApps\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.7.0.3.0" is now "<drive>:\PortableApps\RDM_7_0_3_0". it works now. THANK YOU for your great Support.
But I'm a little bit confused, while v6.6.0.0 works with the old pathname including the punctuations. And v7.0.3.0 works not. :-(

For the database source path I'm using ".\Connections.xml".

But where is the informations stored about the installed add-ons?

I will try this exact same setup and see if I can reproduce it. I will let you know

Thank you for your support. I will tell you the steps how I installed RDM.
1. Downloading RDM v6.6 ZIP-file and extract it to D:\. It creates the directory "D:\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.6.6.0.0"
2. Downloading the add-on "PowerTools1.3.0.0.zip" and unzip it to the program directory (see above).
3. Starting RDM v6.6 and check the add-ons. The add-ons are shown in "Help | About" and in "Tools | Add-on Manager".
4. Downloading RDM v7.0.3.0 ZIP-File and extract it to "D:\Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.7.0.3.0"
5. Extracting the add-on "PowerTools1.3.0.0.zip" to the program directory of RDM v7.
6. Starting RDM v7. There are NO add-ons installed.
I hope it helps to reproduce my problem.
edited by Penny Cilin on 3/19/2012

Hi,
I've found the problem and this will be fixed in the next minor release. RDM was not loading any files that contains "RemoteDesktopManager.". The problem was that I was not checking only the filename, but whole path which was including the string.

OK, that's fine. So this thread can marked as [solved]