exporting an exe at runtime?

[Gibbon]

Is it possible to somehow have a file stored in the exe (like an exe) even if its in the data alements before its compiled, and then be able to extract it at runtime to a locaion i want?

Cheers
Andy

[neat_Kliker2]

maybe including it in binary elements and using file object copy will work. Why do you need to extract an exe ?

[Gibbon]

Yeh ive been looking into the using the binary object... basically, all i want is when the ap is run, basically move its self to another directory, and the only way i though this could be done is by carrying a copy of its self and at runtime, export it to the new directory.

Just umm i would if you could just use the file object to copy the exe (thats running) and paste it into new directory?

Ill play.
Cheers
Gib

[SEELE]

*you could have it close and execute a bat with copy commands.

*or unpack a smaller program that moves the original.

*or have the program copy it's self, and change command arguments to delete then restart it's self.



all the above are a bit weird but they sure beat having double file size... good luck.

[Gibbon]

yeh... copy its self sounds good! ill go with that one!
Cheers
Gib

[Czentnar]

I think the build 247 can do that:

Runtime: new Extract Binary file action that allows you to extract from the EXE/CCN an embedded binary file (specified in the Binary Data tab of the Data Element editor) to a temporary file, new Release Binary File function to remove the temporary file created with the Extract File action, and new Get Binary File Temp Filename to retrieve the pathname of the temporary file.

[Gibbon]

yeh i thought that, will check it out!
Cheers
Gib