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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Pyinstaller: generate -exe file + folder (in --onefile mode)
Now i'm working with Pyinstaller.
I have an script which get images from a img folder..
/python
|----/img
|----|----icon1.ico
|----|----icon2.ico
|----maint.py
My script to generate .exe is
pyinstaller.py --windowed --noconsole --clean --onefile…

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how to change file & product version of a exe file
I am using Microsoft Visual C# 2010 Express. I have to change the version of my exe file. Please tell me how to do it, either by my C# code, or by batch file.

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How can I convert a JAR file to an EXE file?
I want to created a JAR file and I want to run it on a client machine.So, I have a couple of questions:
How can I convert the JAR file to an EXE file?
How can I encrypt the JAR file's contents? The jar file could be extracted with WinRAR and the…

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How do I compile my Python 3 app to an .exe?
How do I convert my Python app to a .exe? I made a program with tkinter and was wondering how to make it possible for others to use. I use Python 3.3. I searched for a bit but could not find anything.

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MATLAB executable is too slow
I converted my MATLAB program into a console-based application using the deploytool in MATLAB. The MATLAB .m file takes around 2 seconds to execute, but after I converted it into an executable and called the .exe, it takes 45 seconds to execute…

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Converting .exe project to class library
I have a semi-large C# .exe project in visual studio 2010 Ultimate, and I would like to convert it to a DLL class library. Is there an easy way to do this that doesn't involve creating a new class library project? Thanks beforehand.

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How to check if a file is signed in C#?
I'm writing a program that need to load a few other files.
is there a way to check if those files are signed or not, without right clicking them and check? I use 300-400 files that change every few days
I need to check DLL/EXE/CAB/OCX/MSI (and maybe…

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check the platform of the installed mingw, 32bit or 64 bit
I am programming in c++. I have installed mingw. I installed it from the standard installer from mingw website. I am confused between mingw32, mingw, mingw64. What are the differences and how can I check my version. Also when my programs are build,…

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Powershell script not recognizing my function
I have a powershell script that parses a file and send an email if it detects a certain pattern. I have the email code setup inside a function, and it all works fine when I run it from the ISE, but I used PS2EXE to be able to run the script as a…

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Run .exe file in Java from file location
I have to open a .exe file from my Java program. So I tried following code First.
Process process = runtime.exec("c:\\program files\\test\\test.exe");
But I was getting some error. Then I found out that the exe has to be launched from that…

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How to check if an executable or DLL is build in Release or Debug mode (C++)
I need to find the mode EXE/DLL was build looking at its headers. (Using C++ only without any external tools)
There is an old discussion on how to determine if DLL was built in Release or Debug…

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Reduce exe file
Using Delphi (or in general any tools, if exist of course), is it possible to reduce size of an exe file, removing all code that not is used but that is present there?
(for example, a function or procedure that is present but is never called).
I…

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How to create two different executables from one Visual Studio project
I have a main executable that runs based on settings saved in a configuration file. I want to be able to change the settings in the config file through a different executable.
Is there an easy way of building these two different executables in one…

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How to my "exe" from PyCharm project
Writing some project on Python via PyCharm.
I want to get an exe file from it.
I've tried to "Save as->XXX.exe" - but ,when i'm trying to execute it there is an error "file is not supported with such kind of OS"
p.s.
i've got win7 x64,it doesn't…

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Embed icon in python script
Does anybody know a way to embed an icon in a Python script such that when I create my standalone executable (using pyinstaller) I don't need to include the .ico file? I know this is possible with py2exe, but in my case I have to use Pyinstaller, as…

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