Make Windows Executables - Revision history

Ghenne at 18:26, 21 February 2019

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			'''''This page was deprecated in AppStudio 7.3. Please see [[Using Node and Electron to build Desktop Apps]]'''''

	Make Windows Executable makes an exe installer file from your app. It can be redistributed to other users with Windows systems.		Make Windows Executable makes an exe installer file from your app. It can be redistributed to other users with Windows systems.

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Testing

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	=== Testing ===		=== Testing ===

	EXE apps can be tested without ~~have~~ to create a new installer and run it each time. Here's how:		EXE apps can be tested without having to create a new installer and run it each time. Here's how:

	# Using Preferences, set the Deploy location to a local folder.		# Using Preferences, set the Deploy location to a local folder.

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	# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.		# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.
	# Geolocation is not supported.		# Geolocation is not supported.
			# This has been tested on Windows 10, but not on Windows 7.

Ghenne at 18:56, 7 June 2017

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	# When it finishes, it will ask whether you want to start the app.		# When it finishes, it will ask whether you want to start the app.
	# You can also start it from the Windows Start menu.		# You can also start it from the Windows Start menu.

	~~=== Restrictions ===~~
	~~# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.~~
	~~# Geolocation is not supported.~~

	=== Testing ===		=== Testing ===
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	# Run "Make Windows Executable (exe)" again.		# Run "Make Windows Executable (exe)" again.
	# The files will now be included in the installer.		# The files will now be included in the installer.

			=== Restrictions ===
			# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.
			# Geolocation is not supported.

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Example

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	# Create a small project called myApp in a new folder called myProject.		# Create a small project called myApp in a new folder called myProject.
	# Check that "Deploy to local folder" is not set in Preferences.		# Check that "Deploy to local folder" is not set in Preferences.
	# From the ~~run~~ menu, choose Make Windows Executable (exe) ~~app~~.		# From the Run menu, choose "Make Windows Executable (exe)".
	# A new folder called myApp~~.nsx~~ should now be in the myProject folder.		# A new folder called myApp should now be in the myProject folder.
	# In that, you will find myApp.exe, along with other files which will be useful if you want to make a more advanced installer of your own.		# In that, you will find myApp.exe, along with other files which will be useful if you want to make a more advanced installer of your own.
	# Click on myApp.exe to run the install for the app.		# Click on myApp.exe to run the install for the app.

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Testing

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	How it works: Wrapper.py is a simple app which loads your index.html (and the files it uses) into a web browser. That same Wrapper.py is the core of the EXE file which gets created, so the runtime environment is the same.		How it works: Wrapper.py is a simple app which loads your index.html (and the files it uses) into a web browser. That same Wrapper.py is the core of the EXE file which gets created, so the runtime environment is the same.

			=== Distributing other files with your App ===

			You can include additional files and folder in your app, to be installed in the same directory in Program Files.

			# Do the same steps as in the Example above with your app.
			# Add the additional files and folders to the new directory created in step 4.
			# Run "Make Windows Executable (exe)" again.
			# The files will now be included in the installer.

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Notes

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	=== Notes ===		=== Notes ===

	* All the files in the project folder get included in the exe file. It's best to keep your app in its own folder, and to keep it tidy.		# All the files in the project folder get included in the exe file. It's best to keep your app in its own folder, and to keep it tidy.
			# The default size of the window at runtime is the project's defaultformsize property.
	* The default size of the window at runtime is the project's defaultformsize property.		# The version, copyright and title are all taken from your project's properties.
			# It works by packaging your app with a Windows runtime wrapper. InnoSetup (built into AppStudio) is then used to make a full Windows installer. Running it will install your app into Program Files and add it to the Windows Start menu.
	* The version, copyright and title are all taken from your project's properties.		# At runtime, it uses the Internet Explorer 11 engine. Users will need to have this installed to run apps.
			# The [[EXE.pythonEval]] function can be used to execute code in the wrapper, such as system calls.
	* It works by packaging your app with a Windows runtime wrapper. InnoSetup (built into AppStudio) is then used to make a full Windows installer. Running it will install your app into Program Files and add it to the Windows Start menu.

	* At runtime, it uses the Internet Explorer 11 engine. Users will need to have this installed to run apps.

	* The [[EXE.pythonEval]] function can be used to execute code in the wrapper, such as system calls.

	=== Example ===		=== Example ===

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Restrictions

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	# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.		# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.
	# Geolocation is not supported.		# Geolocation is not supported.

			=== Testing ===

			EXE apps can be tested without have to create a new installer and run it each time. Here's how:

			# Using Preferences, set the Deploy location to a local folder.
			# Make sure Python 2.7.13 or later is installed.
			# Copy the following files into that folder: Wrapper.py, LocalServer.py, package.json and LauncherIcon57.ico.
			# Test your app by running Wrapper.py.

			How it works: Wrapper.py is a simple app which loads your index.html (and the files it uses) into a web browser. That same Wrapper.py is the core of the EXE file which gets created, so the runtime environment is the same.

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Restrictions

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	=== Restrictions ===		=== Restrictions ===
	# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.		# SQLite is not supported. This is due to IE not supporting SQLite.
	~~# localStorage is not supported. The app runs using the file:// protocol, for which IE does not support localStorage.~~
	# Geolocation is not supported.		# Geolocation is not supported.

Ghenne at 10:54, 3 April 2017

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	The settings for exe files are in the [[Properties Window]], under EXE Settings.		The settings for exe files are in the [[Properties Window]], under EXE Settings.

	You can also set the [[WindowStyle]] in Project Properties.		You can also set the [[WindowStyle]] in Project Properties. A typical setting would be
			<pre>
			wx.MINIMIZE_BOX \| wx.MAXIMIZE_BOX \| wx.RESIZE_BORDER \| wx.SYSTEM_MENU \| wx.CAPTION \| wx.CLOSE_BOX \| wx.CLIP_CHILDREN
			</pre>

	=== Notes ===		=== Notes ===