Ok, I know I am a moron How do I compile?

[shadowboxer]

Ok, I know you are all laughing now, I have just finished my first prog in vb and I don't know how to finish it(make it an exe file.) I tried to go to make, but it is shaded and I can't click on it. What do I do?

[netSurfer]

what version of vb are you running? Vb6 has it on the FILE menu about 1/2 way down.

[shadowboxer]

Im running vb5 control edition. Anyone know?

[filburt1]

Sure, I can help!
Unfortunately, you can not compile just a standalone EXE. You can compile your program using the "Make xxxxx.EXE..." function on the file menu, but this would only run (most likely) on your computer. To distribute it to users without visual basic and certain ActiveX components, compile it using the Make xxxxx.EXE command, and then use the VB Setup wizard (on the start menu).

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Arien Talabac, author of Tiny Clock, the skinnable alarm clock for Windows--check it out at http://tinyclock.tsx.org.

[shadowboxer]

Ya, only problem is, the 2 make commands in the file menu aren't highlited. I can't click on them!! Weird!

[Aaron Young]

Do you have your Project loaded?

If not, the Make Option will be grayed, load your project first, then select Make MyProjectName.exe..

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
aarony@redwingsoftware.com
ajyoung@pressenter.com

[shadowboxer]

Ok, this is exactly what I'm doing. I open my start menu and choose Visual Basic 5 cce. A window pops up asking if I want to create a new project. I click existing and click on my project. It then opens but I can't go to the make option. There are only these two shaded grey options
Make..
Make Project Group...
They are both shaded grey.

[Aaron Young]

If you Create a New, (Empty), Project and goto the File Menu can you Access the Make Option then?

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
aarony@redwingsoftware.com
ajyoung@pressenter.com

[shadowboxer]

Ok, if I try to create a new .exe project, the make option is greyed out. However, if I create an ActiveX control, make project1.ocx is listed.

[kiepto]

compiling an .exe file is not possible using the control creation edition.

[shadowboxer]

Awwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!! Anyone know why this is??? Know where I can get a good version of vb?
Possibly at minimal cost/free.

[kiepto]

vb5 learning edition compiles .exe files. search around for that. i found it pretty cheap at a used bookstore.