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MakeEXE Project (Draft) - Introduction

by Jonathan Payne

Just for fun, I decided to try and create a Windows EXE file using only some (very simple) tools I have written (and Notepad). This turned out to be quite tricky - Notepad doesn't have many features, so I switched to a far better text editor and got back to the original problem.

After a lot of trying, I finally got an EXE that worked! I have describe the process here in three parts:

Part 1: Writing the tools I needed

Part 2: Making a DOS app

Part 3: Making a Windows app

Part 4: Making a .net app (but not yet!)

History

19 September 2004: Another small spelling correction (still draft)

8 September 2004: A few spelling corrections (still draft)

7 September 2004: First draft