EXE is a common filename extension for an executable file (a program) in Microsoft Windows and other operating systems (e.g. DOS, OpenVMS, Symbian, and OS/2).
Questions tagged [exe]
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Call an executable and pass parameters
I'm figuring out a mechanism to call an exe from Java and passing in specific parameters. How can I do?
Process process = new ProcessBuilder("C:\\PathToExe\\MyExe.exe").start();
InputStream is = process.getInputStream();
InputStreamReader isr = new…

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How do I programmatically get the version of a DLL or EXE file?
I need to get the product version and file version for a DLL or EXE file using Win32 native APIs in C or C++. I'm not looking for the Windows version, but the version numbers that you see by right-clicking on a DLL file, selecting "Properties", then…

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How can I run another application within a panel of my C# program?
I've been reading lots on how to trigger an application from inside a C# program (Process.Start()), but I haven t been able to find any information on how to have this new application run within a panel of my C# program. For example, I'd like a…

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How can I find out if an .EXE has Command-Line Options?
Suppose you have an .EXE and you want to check if it has Command-Line Options. How can one know if the .EXE has this ability. In my case I know that Nir Sofers WebBrowserPassView.exe has the ability to start it via cmd.exe and WebBrowserPassView.exe…

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Java: export to an .jar file in eclipse
I'm trying to export a program in Eclipse to a jar file.
In my project I have added some pictures and PDF:s. When I'm exporting to jar file, it seems that only the main has been compiled and exported.
My will is to export everything to a jar file…

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How do I create an .exe for a Java program?
Possible Duplicate:
How can I convert my java program to an .exe file ?
I'd like to create a Windows .exe for a Java program. Previously, I've used JEXECreator for this, but it's not entirely satisfactory because:
The executable sometimes works…

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How can I convert a .jar to an .exe?
I want to convert a .jar to an .exe for microsoft. Is there any program converter for this?
Also if there's one for Mac and Linux I would appreciate suggestions for those too.

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How do I open an .exe from another C++ .exe?
What I want to do is open an .exe from another .exe. I really don't know how to do this, so I searched the internet. I tried some suggested methods from the internet, but it didn't work.
Here's my code:
#include
#include
using…

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How to write and executable Windows .exe manually (machine code with Hex editor)?
I'd like to know how is it possible to write something as simple as an Hello World program just by using an Hex Editor. I know that I could use an assembler and assembly language to this at a near machine level but I just want to experiment with…

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The program can't start because cygwin1.dll is missing... in Eclipse CDT
I've had Eclipse for Java on my computer for a few years, and decided to install the CDT and learn C. I installed both MinGW and Cygwin and the CDT detects and tries to use them when I make a new project.
I choose File > New C++ Project and choose…

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Why Visual Studio 2015 can't run exe file (ucrtbased.dll)?
I have installed the Visual Studio 2015 and created Win32 project with some code. I compiled it successfully, but I can't launch exe file, because I don't have some ucrtbased.dll...So how can I solve it?
Edit:
The English equivalent message…

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How do I convert a Python program to a runnable .exe Windows program?
I am looking for a way to convert a Python Program to a .exe file WITHOUT using py2exe. py2exe says it requires Python 2.6, which is outdated. Is there a way this is possible so I can distribute my Python program without the end-user having to…

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How do I bundle a JRE into an EXE for a Java Application? Launch4j says "runtime is missing or corrupted."
I am new to programming in Java but am generally familiar with how everything works. I would like to be able to put both a jar file and a jre into a windows executable(exe) so that when I distribute it, the client needn't have a JRE installed. What…

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Java: run as administrator
Is there a way in Java to ask the system to get control over administrator functionality.
Of course without doing: Right click on the exe -> run as admin.
What I want is that there comes a frame from UAC like in Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Or have I…

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what's in a .exe file?
So a .exe file is a file that can be executed by windows, but what exactly does it contain? Assembly language that's processor specific? Or some sort of intermediate statement that's recognized by windows which turns it into assembly for a specific…

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