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Re: creating a windows exe program [message #69786 is a reply to message #69785]

Fri, 12 February 2010 12:01

Michael Galloy
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On 2/12/10 9:14 AM, pp wrote:
> On Feb 12, 1:48 pm, nata<bernat.puigdomen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> Is it possible to create an IDL exe program for Windows ?
>> I think the answer is NO but I just want to be sure. Until now, what
>> am I doing is create a simple SAV file with all the content of my
>> program and if somebody wants to use it, the installation of the IDL
>> virtual machine is required.
>> I don't know if there is a way to add the virtual machine inside the
>> executable, change the icon of the sav program, etc. I know I can
>> create a batch file to execute the SAV file but I don't know how to do
>> that exactly.
>>
>> Suggestions or comments are appreciated.
>> nata
>
> See the help on make_rt.

Yes, you definitely can do it (and create launchers for other platforms
besides Windows too), see MAKE_RT as mentioned by pp.

And the best part (for me) is that you don't even have to have a Windows
machine to do it. Here's an article about creating such IDL
"uber-installations":

http://michaelgalloy.com/2009/08/04/make_rt-uber-installatio n.html

Mike
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