Convert extremely simple VB app to a self-contained exe?

Convert extremely simple VB app to a self-contained exe?

• CRYOS

  What does autohotkey have to do with my program
  

• Rusty Deschenes

  Eric F Crist wrote:

  Is it possible for me to take a one-form, very simple application I wrote in VB and make in completely self-sufficient   All the application does is have a couple buttons and a text field.  The buttons simply call shell programs on the local machine.  Kinda bloated to require a MASSIVE .net 2.0 install for such a simple app... Thanks.

  Can not do it with .net but...here is solution. If you create an exe with it then you don't need to have AutoHotkey on the computer it is ran on.
  
  AutoHotkey - http://www.autohotkey.com

  Might also be able to find something at:
  
  DonationCoder - http://www.donationcoder.com/ 
  
  If not then check out the forums there.

  
  

• Vagolon

  Eric F Crist wrote:

  What does autohotkey have to do with my program

  You can make probably the same exact thing in AutoHotkey and if you make it an exe with their tool you dont have to install AutoHotkey to get the exe to do what want because it is self-contained exe. Plus, it is an alternative for your simple program since you said you didnt need the bloat of the .net framework to be installed on the computer.

  
  

• Steve_B

  hi,

  no you can't every thing your write in .net need .netframework running to be able to execute it,

  hope this helps

  
  
  
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