Make an exe to run alpha app

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

I still offer to create a custom exe file for people on the board that is free as long as you send what you want in it. You can send it by email if you please at [email protected]

The exe would be used to start alpha5.exe with the command line codes and icons imbedded inside. Again, your startup commands and your supported icons.

[wolf]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Hi Dave I created a new thread as per your suggestion.

Its here:

http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...Alpha-exe-File

[wolf]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Good thought, but the adb will not work as an exe because it is not designed that way. There are several files with the same name and different extensions that depend on each other and their complete name.

These should be questions posted in the v11 section of the forum where more people could see and answer.

The exe file would be a an executable script to control the database. Basically it would launch by the user by clicking on it then the exe file itself would execute code that would execute the database file in the Alpha format. You would make it that only the exe file script can launch the database and you could not do so by locating the folders and trying to find the alpha start up file.

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Good thought, but the adb will not work as an exe because it is not designed that way. There are several files with the same name and different extensions that depend on each other and their complete name.

These should be questions posted in the v11 section of the forum where more people could see and answer.

[wolf]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

joseph,

What if sales.adb was hidden by another name like "xyz.zip and was change on clicking any.exe to "sales.adb"? Make sense? That is more like what I was talking about.

Hi Dave,

That would be a better way I think. Its a dam shame the database main file from Alpha 5 is not generated into an exe automatically.

Rule number one. If the standard file is exe for programs made to run in Windows for example anyone developing development tools such as Alpha 5 should have the same rule applied to the run time file. This is the reason I have not subscribed.

The reason being is that tools such as registration software security systems are made first up for the exe file.

There is an opportunity for someone with the right skill set to come up with .adb to exe converter where the program converts the file and the only way for the database to work is for the exe file to execute.

Dave one question. Do you have a trial version or a sample DB online with the runtime? I have contacted the guys from the mde to exe compiler and they are interested in looking at this further but I don't have anything as yet to share.

Thanks

Joe

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

joseph,

What if sales.adb was hidden by another name like "xyz.zip and was change on clicking any.exe to "sales.adb"? Make sense? That is more like what I was talking about.

[wolf]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

OK

Whats the difference between:

Code:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim tpath
tpath = CurDir + "\alda.exe "
tpath = tpath + "c:\alda\upsserver10\sales.adb " + " -NOMINMAX" + " -NOSYSMENU" + " -NOSPLASH" + " NODEBUG" + " -NODBCHECK"

tpath = tpath + " -TITLE=UpsLog Vers. 11.225 by ALDA Consulting 352-302-2015"
tpath = tpath + " -ICON=" + "c:\alda\racecar.ico"
c = Shell(tpath, 3)
End
End Sub

or

by going into the folder c:\alda\upsserver10\ and double clicking on the sales.adb database file. Unless I am missing something here both do the same thing.

Would be great for Alpha 5 to come up with some cool distribution methods eg a way to convert the sales.adb into an exe. Basically there could be coding in the exe file that once clicked it runs the database. Only these lines of code know which database to open. Just a thought.

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

One question. Can't someone browse through the computer and click on all sorts of files and see if they can bypass the vb made exe file?

They can. But if you secure the db and password protect the tables they won't be able to get at the data.

[wolf]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Hi Guys,

This is rather a cool solution.

One question. Can't someone browse through the computer and click on all sorts of files and see if they can bypass the vb made exe file?

Joe

[Ray in Capetown]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Downsizing, I can't face that yet.
Now you will save the time that went on the pool and garden and fixing and wotnot,
But also you can lock up and go travelling more, or racing
Thanks for a reply.

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Hi Ray,

I have not even gotten started yet. We got rid of the big house and got a condo. Has taken a lot of time and still not through. Soon, I HOPE!

[Ray in Capetown]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Any progress there Dave?

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

This exe works just fine as tested in win8.

Just a note:
Since you can download Visual Studio Express 2012 for free, I will soon redo this whole thing in VS. and submit the code needed here so anybody can make it their own way.

Using VB6 and alpha runtime in program files with the startup exe also there:

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim tpath
tpath = CurDir + "\alda.exe "
tpath = tpath + "c:\alda\upsserver10\sales.adb " + " -NOMINMAX" + " -NOSYSMENU" + " -NOSPLASH" + " NODEBUG" + " -NODBCHECK"

tpath = tpath + " -TITLE=UpsLog Vers. 11.225 by ALDA Consulting 352-302-2015"
tpath = tpath + " -ICON=" + "c:\alda\racecar.ico"
c = Shell(tpath, 3)
End
End Sub

Note: so no one gets confused, I changed alpha5.exe to alda.exe

[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Note: This seems to work well with v7 and up.


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[DaveM]

Re: Make an exe to run alpha app

Here is an exe to run an adb file named any. It has a reference to any.startup. It runs alpha5 runtime from the Program files to start the any.adb from whatever folder it resides in(be sure all the files are in your folder with the adb files). You can put your startup commands in any.startup and it will be read.

The code is quite simple in vb to make this and with an app name and supplied icon named whatever you want (like: myapp.ico) I can set it up for you.

if your path is other than the default installation for a5, please let me know?

I am also supplying the icon I used when making this exe. It is what shows up in windows when you run the exe.

Here is the simple code I used to make this exe in VB6

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim exepath
Dim upspath
exepath = "C:\program files\a5v9 RunEngine"
upspath = exepath + "\alpha5.exe "
upspath = upspath + CurDir + "\any.adb -INCLUDE= any.startup"
c = Shell(upspath, 3)
End
End Sub

commands currently used in my own any.startup is:

-TITLE="Ups Desk 9.11 by K&D Consulting 352-302-2015"
-MAXIMIZE
-SPLASH = "splash.jpg"
-ICON = "log.ico"
-NOSYSMENU

.