Trying to create a .EXE

[Dennis]

Hi Rod
Yip that worked consistantly !! It also explains why it worked when I deleted the error log. I happened to execute the "compile" out of the Program Files folder as I happened to be there at the time. My previous assumption that the Create had something to do with the error log is therefore not true.

I will see if I can "automate" the process.

Thanks for your help

[Dennis]

Hi Carl - long story - there are also textbooks and other materials involved. The software is used as part of a training package which is already stretching the 4GB capacity of the flash drives we use. Why not use larger flash drives? Expense.
No worries, I will find a way to issue the EXEs. :-) :-) All I did was to make a comment about size and in the context of MY environment and the use of what I am developing. Perhaps my circumstances are different to others...
1.2MB would not worry me normally but the requirements in this situation are different....
See my latest post to ROD. Size was not the issue - the error message was. Everybody hopped on the size bandwagon and not the issue
Regards and thanks for a great product...

[Rod]

Interesting, 15 .exe programs at 113kb is 1.7Mb is it not? With Liberty you need only distribute the .dlls once, since .tkn can call .tkn you don't need much more than the .tkn files and one runtime.

[Dennis]

Hi Rod
It is 15 programs at 1.2MB each which is 22.5 MB and not 1.7MB. I know that I you only need to to distribute the dll and sll files once. The problem with TKN files is that they cannot be wrapped by almost all commercially offered copy protectioo systems.

The current material on the 4GB flash drive used, occupies about 3.4GB. Remember that a 4GB flashdrive formats to less than 4GB. Apart from the programs I still need to add lots of data files to be used as exercises by students. I am converting from a classroom environment to a virtual environment. I cannot use ZOOM as most students do not have easy and stable access to the Internet. As an example, A single 4 hour recorded lecture is about 500MB and there are a number of those which need to be put onto the flash drive.

Every KB counts - it's become a shoe-horning problem...


**** Edit: Why 5GB flash drives and not 8, 16, or 32GB? That's a whole new story... 

[Rod]

I think some more experimentation is required. The wrapping programs won’t know what a .tkn file is and must support all necessary files. Windows own wrapper ixpress has no issue with .tkn Members have over time created quite a few wrapped distributions. I have never heard of the .tkn issue before. Since the .tkn is renamed and still called .tkn it must be possible to do this else we would know if this problem. Liberty has been around for a long time.

[Rod]

You need one project folder. In that folder place one set of the .dll and .ssl system files required and then a renamed .tkn and renamed runtime .exe for each program. Now right click and zip that project folder. That will provide the smallest distribution package possible. Wrap it if you like but since they only need to click on each .exe to start each program the instructions will not be onerous.

[Dennis]

Thanks Rod!