Script Compiler Question

[Ani-chan 0]

Hi!

since most ppl have less problems with an exe, I'm converting my Scripts with Aut2Exe to an executable.

Now I have quite a problem, since Aut2Exe seems to compress the Scripts and Stuff with UPX ( as far as I noticed ).

When I now remove the UPX compression, the exe wont run anymore

I have my own exe-packer and want to use it, since it also got a nice protection!

Is there any way to turn the compression completely off?

I would love to have a simple Tool, which just merges the exe with the script, without any protection and stuff... somethink like a runtime

Anyway, I must say I just love AutoIt!

kind regards,

Ani-chan

[trids 1]

.. which just merges the exe with the script, without any protection and stuff ..

Have you seen Helge's clever trick?

HTH

[Jon 794]

Well the problem is that even if UPX wasn't used (which is only used for compressing the exe stub, Autoit uses its own compression/encryption for the actual script) then you wouldn't be able to compress it afterwards anyway as it would destroy the format of the exe that AutoIt understands.

[Ani-chan 0]

@trids

Does this make a executable?

@Jon

I thought so, but wouldn't it be possible to create that tool without the compression/protection?

[Jon 794]

No, because an exe packer/compressor would compress the whole thing which would remove access to the script (which is appended to the exe).

[trids 1]

@trids

Does this make a executable?

Yes .. well, the source gets included into the exe and then if you launch the exe with the /source <password> switches, the source gets restored .. in all it's original indented and commented glory ...

.. sorry - i like this so much i got carried away a little

[Ani-chan 0]

hm...

but I just wanna have a little uncompressed/undecrypted exe which runs my script...

[Valik 468]

Undecrypted means encrypted...

[esfalk 0]

Ani-chan,

Aut2Exe converts your script to an executable that can be run on any PC and requires no AutoIT be installed. It doesn't need to be uncompressed or decrypted by anything; and like Trids said... you can always expand it back to the origional code if you know the passphrase.

[trids 1]

.. and if you compiled it with Helge's clever trick (see link above)

[Helge 1]