Can an executable program create an executable file?

[aman_VB]

Hi all,

I have a program that outputs a file. I want the user to be able to just double-click the output file and launch the program, just like Word and Excel. In Word for instance, one doesn't necessarily have to open WORD then click on File--> Open and locate another Word doc. He can just go to the folder and open the Word doc. I want to implement the exact scenario in my program.

So far I have tried creating TextFile and added it to the Resources. On FormLoading, I simply I stream-read the Resouce file, but I can't write to the Resource on FormClosing, since the Resource is ReadOnly. Also, the Resource is built & compiled so I suppose you can't add anything to it at run time.

How you lunch an output file without launching the Executable program that created it?

Thanks,
Emmanuel

 

[JohnH]

File associations can set up using clickonce or setup project, application can read the command line arguments that is passed to it when user opens an associated file.

 

[bluepig13]

make a blank txt file in resource, and put your exe code, use codedom and your exe will create another exe, you can change the 'yet-to-create-exe' code on the run, just by replacing the txt file commands with what you like