[TinyClone]

How do you make an executable by a program? I want to have an option in my program to create an executable... how? thx in advance

[sharmila]

I don't know whether it helps you or not.
There is a function called system() which is used to issue a shell command.
int system(const char *string);
string is the command.
int system("cc sample.c -o sample");
Then you will get an executable sample.

[coderzone]

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Originally Posted by TinyClone

How do you make an executable by a program? I want to have an option in my program to create an executable... how? thx in advance

What compiler you are using to program the code.

[TinyClone]

C++ / Visual Studio

[coderzone]

Compiling the code will be creating the exe in the debug/Release folder in the workspace folder.

[TinyClone]

This is what I mean:

You have a programm, let's say it makes maze games. A user can set different settings, and then he clicks File -> Create executable. So I want to make a programm that wil make programms .

[coderzone]

Thats a very complicated situations. You need to be having compiler to generate the executables but I guess your problem can be solved by a couple of ways.

1. Allow them saving a file of your custom extension say mz and when user double clicks it it opens using your application.
2. You save a compiled executable as a resource in the project of your VC and when user saves the data extract the binary resource to the harddisk and assign the settings accordingly into some predefined resources.

[TinyClone]

well i was thinking about have a prefab executable that opens a file of custom exenstension, but i was wondering is it was possible to create my own custom made executable. (I seen it in some programs)

[coderzone]

Can you give us an example of such a program.

[TinyClone]

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