Preparing you first exe

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:52 am

Hi.
I wonder could someone offer a some guidelines or checklist on preparing your first exe for export? Are there any things that a new user should be aware of that is proper practice like inclding certain scripts etc

Many thanks to you all for the help so far.
Cheers
Bidge

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:19 am

Hi Bidge,

As soon as your project becomes slightly more complex, you'll need a script like this.

I would recommend not to search for inclusions (in the standalone settings) but to set the inclusions manually. This speeds up the process of building standalones and is more reliable.

If you use any icons, make sure to copy them to your stack before building the standalone.

Best,

Mark

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:37 am

Hi Mark.
So basically a small uncomplicated stack like an mp3 player with a few cards for extra audio files is fine to simply export as a standalone without any added scripts?

Cheers
Bidge

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:48 am

That's difficult to say, Bidge. I can tell you what you need to keep in mind, but every project is different and you will only know whether it works if you try it.

Best,

Mark

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:50 am

Ok Mark.
Thanks for the response. I'll test it thoroughly and see how it goes.

Cheers and thanks again.
Bidge

FourthWorld · Post by **FourthWorld** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:41 pm

These two articles at Jacque Gay's site are well worth the read:

Reference Sheet: Building Standalones
In addition to understanding the Standalone Builder, the following reference information may be useful when preparing to distribute your application.
http://www.hyperactivesw.com/resources_standalone.html

How To Test Your Stacks
(or) Gee, It Doesn't Do That On My Machine
http://www.hyperactivesw.com/resources_testing.html

This article from revJournal.com may also be worthwhile:

Saving data in Revolution standalones
http://www.revjournal.com/tutorials/sav ... ution.html

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sun May 31, 2009 10:47 pm

Wow....Thanks for that info FourthWorld.

Cheers
Bidge