Re: Can IDL build a standalong application [message #30672] |
Fri, 10 May 2002 16:43  |
Rick Towler
Messages: 821 Registered: August 1998
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> But how can we do it in IDL? If we want to present the application, does
IDL
> need to be installed in the machine?
Yes. But...
You can "compile" applications into .sav files which will run using the IDL
runtime engine. The IDL runtime engine is included with IDL and IDL would
have to be installed on target machine. RSI may license runtime only
versions of IDL which would allow you to install only the runtime engine at
a reduced cost but, I am not sure.
There is also the ability to compile a stand alone application which
requires no runtime license and is called embedded IDL. But my brief
conversation about this led me to believe that this is a very expensive
route not suitable for people in the .edu or .gov world.
-Rick
"Xiaoying Jin" <xje4e@mizzou.edu> wrote in message
news:abhcm0$t7b$1@dipsy.missouri.edu...
> Hi, there,
>
> I have a question about IDL:
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> If we program in C, we can make the project into a .exe file and make it
> into a standalong application. If we want to present it anywhere, we can
> carry only the .exe file and the corresponding DLL.
>
> But how can we do it in IDL? If we want to present the application, does
IDL
> need to be installed in the machine?
>
> Regards,
>
> Xiaoying Jin
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