Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe 
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 Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe

Is it possible to create a VB1.exe application as a
distributed software that will accept parameters from a
form, then create a new executable such as VB2.exe at the
push of a button ?

Please give some hints.

Or should I choose another software to create my software?

Thanks in advance for your help.



Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:11:13 GMT  
 Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe
vb is probably the worst language you could pick to write any kind of
compiler with. you can do it, but this kind of things more suited to c or
assembly.
what you can do is edit the compiled exe by reading it in in binary and
changin certain values. open your exe in a hex editor, you'll see that you
can easily edit names+captions of labels and such.
your other option is to use a textfile. user changes values in the file via
your app. and then you give him the static exe and the textfile.

Pete


Quote:
> Is it possible to create a VB1.exe application as a
> distributed software that will accept parameters from a
> form, then create a new executable such as VB2.exe at the
> push of a button ?

> Please give some hints.

> Or should I choose another software to create my software?

> Thanks in advance for your help.



Sun, 08 Feb 2004 16:46:58 GMT  
 Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe

Quote:

> Is it possible to create a VB1.exe application as a
> distributed software that will accept parameters from a
> form, then create a new executable such as VB2.exe at the
> push of a button ?

> Please give some hints.

> Or should I choose another software to create my software?

Try offering more information about what you're trying to
achieve.  The exe file is a bad place to store information,
which seems likely to be what you're trying to do.
Quote:

> Thanks in advance for your help.



Sun, 08 Feb 2004 20:34:47 GMT  
 Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe

Basically the application we need requires the same features as an ebook compiler.

Step 1: We create a vb1.file that our distributors download.

Step 2: Our distributors "customize" their app by entering parameters as their cust no, cust name and specifics for reselling our products

Step 3: End-users download their VB2.exe from the distributors' websites

Our company runs as a VB shop and we try to stick to this for maintenance and expertise purposes.

We may switch to C++ but only if far easier or impossible in Basic.

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Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:19:17 GMT  
 Getting a VBapp1.exe to create VBapp2.exe
Quote:
> Step 1: We create a vb1.file that our distributors download.

> Step 2: Our distributors "customize" their app by entering parameters as

their cust no, cust name and specifics for reselling our products

Quote:

> Step 3: End-users download their VB2.exe from the distributors' websites

We do something similar to this with one of our apps.

"Distributor" gets a generic version of the app plus a maintenance program.

Maintenance program generates an encrypted configuration program that the
generic app can read and use to "customize" itself on the fly.

In effect, everybody uses the same EXE, but with different config files.
This makes updates on the fly (over the net) simple as well.
In fact, since the app's main job is sending files and order info over the
net, it's set up so that every time it hits the target site to ftp files, it
looks for a configuration file and downloads it if found.  The config file
contains a last-updated time/date internally -- if this is more recent than
the one the app itself started up with, the app automatically updates
itself.



Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:17:12 GMT  
 
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