Some Questions

[Atom]

I have some quick questions, i am guessing the answer will be no to both but i might as well ask.

Is it possible to build command line apps using MMF? By that i don't mean running them in MMF but actually making them.

Is it possible to pack binary files into the main exe while using the exported app. So a way for example to pack a database entry into the .exe rather than saving in a external ini etc yet do it dynamically rather than including it as binary before compiling/build to exe.

[Dynasoft]

1: MMF apps can receive commandline input, but can't output to the commandline.
2: Yes, but only with several not-recommended workarounds. Not least because virus scanners tend to frown on modifying .exe files.

[Atom]

Ok thanks this is what i thought for 1.

With 2 is there any extensions that can do this? Or is it best to just avoid doing it and use encrypted ini's because of the problems with virus scanners?

[Dynasoft]

I don't think that there is any particular extension for adding data to the end of your exe, but you can do it yourself using the binary object.

I don't know what your plans are for this exe, but user accounts on some computers can't run executables outside the program files and windows folders, and aren't allowed to write to those, which means they can't use any self-modifying exes.

[RickyRombo]

I don't know what your plans are for this exe, but user accounts on some computers can't run executables outside the program files and windows folders, and aren't allowed to write to those, which means they can't use any self-modifying exes.

How many people do you think block modifying exe files? I need to know because my game makes an exe file/level for the user to play. It probably works on most people's computers, right?

[James]

Well, MMF2 does it..

[Jaffob]

You can use the Binary Object to write files to EXEs.