Read & Write to EXE file
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| Just wondering if anyone know if it's possible to read and write data to an EXE.... like incbin adds the data files to the EXE when it's built, I wondered if it's possible to read and write to a file included with incbin.. I'm trying to create a self contained program that can save settings to itself... I cannot use the registry as this program will be ran over networks and move about... I doubt it's possible, but I just thought I'd ask. |
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| You can't modify an exe when its running. If you're using the app on a LAN, why not just store it one one PC with its settings kept in an INI file along with it? Failing that, how about using a web server? |
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| not with max, you used to be able to in the old days but these days Windows prevents it as an application thats already running is run in protected mode. |
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| If you're using the app on a LAN, why not just store it one one PC with its settings kept in an INI file along with it? Failing that, how about using a web server? Or a networked database on the local server |
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| You can with some trickery though ;) By incbinning a batch script and a second exeutable that can write to the end of another executable. Writing them out and then launching the script (in non-blocking mode!) then exit the application. After waiting for the parent process to exit, the script calls the second executable and then deletes all the files and itself. |
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| If you manage todo this (protected mode should prevent it), you can expect any anti-virus to throw all available varnings, messages and warning sounds at the same time! |
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