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AppGameKit Classic Chat / Creating a Windows distributable exe or installer?

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bigtunacan
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Posted: 27th Feb 2016 16:58
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I compiled on Windows and then sent the resulting .exe to my son to test on his PC. It just opens what appears to be the AppGameKit Player, but not the app like it would on my PC?

Are there some special steps I need to go through to export a windows exe or distributable?
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Digital Awakening
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You also need to include the media folder. That holds the media and the bytecode file.
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BatVink
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You'll notice the executable has a date older than the date you compiled the program. This is the standard executable for the AppGameKit release you have compiled on. Like DA says, take a look at the bytecode.byc file in the media folder, this contains your app.
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pprem
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Hi

You must ZIP the exe and media folder or make a setup with a Windows setup builder like Inno Setup, NSIS, Advenced Installer or other one.

If you want to distribute the program, don't forgot to sign it with a certificate. So it will pass Windows alerts from download and installer.

If you want to change the exe icon, you can use IconFX. Simple program I use for creating icon files and changing default icon from applications.
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Digital Awakening
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Paul is currently working on adding icon support for Windows and MacOS built into AGK.
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CJB
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It should be a simple task to tag the bytecode onto the end of the exe, and then get the player to run the bytecode from the same file (just by seeking the to start of the bytecode). I guess this was planned for this release, but never made it. Hopefully we'll see it in the next release.
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bigtunacan
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pprem,

Thanks so much for the extra information on how to package and distribute it as well as changing the icon. Very helpful!
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