Runtime files problem . . .

[ShyFox]

Hy,
I saw a packer that can include the resources in the exe file one day on the net. But before I go and buy it I wanna know if a vfp exe would work if I integrate the runtimes dll's into it?
Has anyone tried before?
Regards

 

[Mike Gagnon]

ShyFox

Has anyone tried before?

Can you explain what the product is? The name of it? Most installation products on the market (including InstallShield that comes with VFP7.0 or VFP setup in VFP6.0) allow you to include the runtime files that are required to run a VFP applicatioon.


Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[ShyFox]

Mike,
The name is wwpack32. And it packs those dll's directly into the main exe and not into the setup application.
Regards

 

[rgbean]

ShyFox,
Remember that VFP .EXE's are really just data files with just enough startup code to find the VFP runtimes - which is where the "real" code is. (Nit-pickers, yes I know that it's a bit more complicated than this, but not much!)

Rick

 

[AirCon]

ShyFox,

An addition to what Rick has said, many packer doesn't work with VFP executable.

-- AirCon --