Scratch

Pecola1 wrote:

I made a new way to make your project a PROFESSIONAL, EXE! First download this:
http://www.weebly.com/uploads/5/4/1/3/5413503/test.exe
How-to

Info: IExpress is actually a program to create Windows Installers. We won't be creating an installer, we just want to run the Scratch Program opening a project in presentation mode. The idea is the same though, you include some files in the 'installer', they are unpacked and a program is started. Our 'installer' will be unpacking a stripped version of the Scratch Program together with a project. We will hide all windows from the user, so when the .exe is clicked, Scratch will just open.

(1)  On XP: Click start, then "Run..."
Type in "iexpress" and click "OK".
On Vista or 7: type in "iexpress", wait a moment and press enter. (There might be a run button available on your Vista/7 though.
You should see the old-fashioned "IExpress Wizard" window.

(2) Select "Create new Self Extraction Directive file."
and click "next".

(3) As "Package Purpose",
select "Extract files and run an installation command"
and click "next".

(4) As "Package title",
you can type anything you want - I used "Scratch Project".

This field doesn't really matter - normally this text is used in the title bar of all 'installer' windows but we will them so the user is not annoyed by Windows 95 style installation messages, instead the Scratch project should open.

Click "Next" again.

(5) Select "No prompt", click "next",
select "Do not display a license" and click "Next" again.

(6) Now we'll have to add all necessary files to the package,
do this by clicking "Add", browsing for a file, and Click open.
You can only open one file each time you click "Add".

First, all essential Scratch application files should be added.
Browse for the Scratch installation folder (usually "C:\Downloads\Scratch - EXE") and add the following files:

      Scratch - EXE.exe
      Scratch - EXE.image
     Scratch - EXE.ini
      ScratchPlugin.dll
      Mpeg3Plugin.dll
      UnicodePlugin.dll
      CameraPlugin.dll

Click "Add" again, Now browse for your scratch project and click "Open".
In this example, it's called project.sb .

Now you added All the required files to the installer package, so click "Next" to continue.

(7) As "Install program", we are going to fill in the Scratch application.
Copy-paste
Code:
Scratch - EXE.exe "Scratch - EXE.image" presentation "yourGame.sb"
into "Install Program" - the first textbox .

Replace project.sb with the name of your project. (so if your project is named "racing game.sb", fill in
Scratch - EXE.exe " Scratch - EXE.image" presentation "racing game.sb"

Leave "Post Install Command" (the second text field) as it is: "<none>" and Click "Next".

(8) In the "Show Window" step, you should select "hidden". That way the unpacking window will not be shown. Click "Next", again...

(9) In "Package name and options", click browse and save your final .exe file. I named it like my project - project.exe

Check both options:
- Hide File Extracting Progress Animation from user (We wan't the project to show up, no ugly 15-years-old animation     )
- Store file using Long File Name inside package (Scratch uses long filenames - It won't work without this ancient option checked - I tried it out.)

And Click "Next" again

(10) Select "No Restart" we are not running a real installer so a restart is not required.

(11) The "Save Self Extraction Directive" allows you to store the settings you made. It is not necessary, so when you're finished, click "Next".

(12) Click next one last time to start creating the package. You'll see a DOS window, and a message when it's finished.

Now browse to your PROJECT.EXE (!) en watch it being a complete application !

Tell me what you think!

THERE! DONE! Try it!

LS97 wrote:

Right guys,

Here you go!
Mediafire link for now

It always gets an error, error 1.

danwoodski wrote:

i got an error message...hang on, i'll get a print screen
edit: here it is...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12506914/untitled.bmp

It worked fine for me. I use windows 7 though. I think it is your computer, anyone else try?

CounterArrowGames wrote:

Pecola1 wrote:

danwoodski wrote:

i got an error message...hang on, i'll get a print screen
edit: here it is...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12506914/untitled.bmp

It worked fine for me. I use windows 7 though. I think it is your computer, anyone else try?

It didn't work for me either.

Wrong account.

For all of you guys that are getting "Error 1", I forgot to tell you to create a directory in "My Documents" called "Scratch2Exe"

Bump.

Pecola1 wrote:

scratcher7_13 wrote:

CounterArrowGames wrote:

It didn't work for me either.

Wrong account.

Which one didn't work? Mine? Mine works perfectly, I tried it, even on another computer, i thin it has something to do with windows 7.

im using windows 7 and it  isnt working