Re: Standalone EXE

jp2code wrote:
How do I create a standalone executable?

I often build little apps to do testing here in our lab, but I always have to bring my developing laptop with me because I can't seem to create an executable that will run without having to go through the whole Installer process.

How can I create a stand-alone .exe file?

I want to just copy it over to my flash drive, then walk over in to the lab, pop my flash drive in, and do my COM port testing without having to undock my workstation the having the piece of junk lock up on me whenever I try to dock it later.

This is just a standard MFC dialog application.

Use static linking.

BTW, if this is a question about an MFC application, you are really in the wrong group. It is not an IDE issue, it is an MFC issue. So use the MFC group. Many kinds of apps cannot use static linking, but MFC apps can.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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