Re: [Pythoncard-users] PythonCard Error

[Phil E. <ph...@li...>]

On Friday 28 Apr 2006 14:00, Daniel Ryan wrote:
> Phil,
>
> Great- that worked.  Thanks!
>
> Now, another issue- I have my .exe file, but it works only when in the
> /dist directory where I created it.  If I move it to the desktop, it
> doesn't work.  Do I have to make sure I keep all the components in the
> /dist directory with it?
>

Yes, you do. That's why that folder is called 'dist' by default, because you 
have to distribute the contents in order to make your standalone version run 
on another computer. How you actually go about doing that is another whole 
discussion, although my preference is to use Inno Setup, which is a freeware 
software installer that you can download from:

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

This packages up your program and all its supporting files into a single .EXE 
file which can be distributed to your end users. When they run it, your 
application is installed and an entry is added under Control Panel --> Add & 
Remove Software to allow the app to be un-installed easily as well.

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Regards

Phil Edwards
Brighton, UK