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pro_vb thread: Creating exe's from My application


Message #1 by "Seth Bembeneck" <sbembeneck@c...> on Thu, 22 Nov 2001 02:14:42
I want to try to create my own self-extracting program. Will an exe run if 
you put more data at the end of the exe file?
> With the new information I see 2 solutions.
> 1: If the created x.exe differs (has changes in the VB code)
> Make z.exe to make the change to source code for x.exe and call the 
> complier. And distribute the new x.exe. I can think there should be some 
> legal issues with distributing vb with you z.exe...
> 2: If the same x.exe needs to be created again and again.
> Embedd x.exe into z.exe. The z.exe reads a byte structure to create x.exe
> 
> /Daniel
> 
> 
> At 14:10 2001-11-22 +0000, you wrote:
> >Sorry, I was not specific enough. I want to write a program that will be
> >able to create exe's when the user says too. Is this possible?
> > > Is there any way to create .exe files from a program that I have 
written?
> 

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