Exe Deploy

[danasegarane]

Dear All,
I have two exes.I want to deploy the Exe2 to the client machine with the help of Exe1.But the main thing, I want the Exe1 should contain the Exe1 within it not any where outside the exe(Phsical Drives). Is it Possible?

[DigiRev]

What?

If you want to put one EXE (or any file, actually) inside another, use the Resource editor.

There is code for this in the FAQ or the CodeBank.

[danasegarane]

Dear Digirev,
What is Resoure editor?

[Pradeep1210]

Add it to a Resource file. At runtime you may create the exe file by reading the resource and standard File IO operations.

[danasegarane]

Dear Pradeep1210,
Sorry.I am not able to undertand.Some examples will do better?

[DigiRev]

Dear Pradeep1210,
Sorry.I am not able to undertand.Some examples will do better?

There's code in the CodeBank. And possibly the FAQ.

[danasegarane]

In machine, the administrator installed the VB6.Is there any way to add this without reinstalling?

[Pradeep1210]

Click Add-Ins > Add-In Manager. This will show a list of available addins. Select Resource Editor from this list and check the "Loaded/Unloaded" checkbox and click OK.
Now in the add-Ins menu, you would find a new entry for Resource Editor. Click it and you would open Resource Editor.

Pradeep

[danasegarane]

This what i get in the Add in

[Pradeep1210]

Are you logged in with Administrator rights?

My system too hides many of the add-ins if not logged in as Administrator. Though I don't know why this happens.

Pradeep

[danasegarane]

Yes I have Administrator,But vb is installed from the Others login?

[Pradeep1210]

Yes I have Administrator,But vb is installed from the Others login?

Try reinstalling Visual Studio or login as that user.

Pradeep

[MartinLiss]

Dear All,
I have two exes.I want to deploy the Exe2 to the client machine with the help of Exe1.But the main thing, I want the Exe1 should contain the Exe1 within it not any where outside the exe(Phsical Drives). Is it Possible?

Why do you need to have one exe inside another?

[danasegarane]

My aim is that deploy a second exe, when the user enter the correct password, Than the the containing exe , to be copied to the "program files\123" Folder.

[randem]

You do realize deploying a second exe may work if it's dependencies are not deployed also.

Same Ol' Song....

[danasegarane]

For the First Time, I will deploy all the supporting filles with the help of support.
For the second time only, I need this

[randem]

Why would you need the exe in the file the second time???

[danasegarane]

Because I want to give the single exe to the user?

[randem]

There are better ways to accomplish that...

[danasegarane]

Please Suggest me some methods

[randem]

Please describe exactly what you are attempting to accomplish...

[danasegarane]

I want to deploy the Exe2 with the help of Exe1.The Exe2 should be copied to "C:\Test".
But the user should be hidden from seeing the Exe2.That is Both the exe should be contained in a same folder/File/Cap File?

[randem]

That doesn't explain why you are attempting this.

Hidden from seeing the second exe????

What exactly do you mean?

[danasegarane]

My total aim is deploy a Exe2 in the client machine , with the help another Exe1.But I want to give only one exe to the user.If the user click the deploy button in the EXE1,then the Exe2 should be copied to the cleint system.

[davidbishton]

Normally you would use the Installation package to do that. I'm sure InnoSetup, InstallShield and other packages could only installed specific files if required. You don't need to write a program yourself to do that.

[randem]

You are absolutely correct!!!

[Pradeep1210]

If providing EXE after providing appropriate password is your only problem, you don't need a program for that, nor a setup.
You can just zip it into a self-extracting exe (or sfx) using any popular zipping tool (winzip, winrar etc.) with a password.


Pradeep