Quote: " would you just make a .zip version please."
Added a zip version, there should be free programs about to extract rar files. There is a simple dbpro app that uses un-rar.dll here
http://winch.dbpcommunity.com/un-rar.exe
Quote: "what happens once you compile.. do you have to put the dlls back by hand?"
Sometimes the compiler adds dlls you don't need, I mostly write 2d games and when you look in the dbpdata folder in the temp directory the compiler often adds the conv*.dlls to the exe. It appears to be worse when you have a sprite game that uses memblocks.
Start the dll_move program and uncheck some dlls. Click the move dll button and the unchecked dll files will be moved from dbprocompilerplugins to dbprocompilerplugins-bakup so the compiler can't add them to the exe.
After you have compiled and tested the game click select all then move dlls and all the checked dlls will be moved back into dbprocompilerplugins.
dbpro : p166mmx @ 233 : 256mb : sb 128pci : sis onboard