Re: How to hide executable?
- From: "Bob Butler" <tiredofit@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 07:19:52 -0800
"Jack" <replyto@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> In conjunction with my software I developed small exe file,
> being called sometimes by my main application.
> That file is distributed together with all installation files and
> copied to program's folder.
> I do not want user to execute that file directly. It should run only
> when my application requires that.
> I know, I can change attributes to hide it. That is one option, but I
> do not like it, because it may suggest I have some ulterior
> intentions. I am using vbasic5 (enterprise) and my version does not
> allow making any DLLs.
> What else can I do?
> That small executable contains only 2 texboxes to gather some data to
> display it in real time and save data in the case when main app
> crashes. (it is not my software crash, but hardware crash btw).
> Your thoughts please.
Make it an ActiveX EXE with no stand-alone functionality; better yet, make
it an ActiveX DLL.
Either way you can implement very robust communications between the two
including sending passwords and/or other data to ensure that nobody else
executes the code (at least not accidentally).
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