daslick Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I am trying to write a script that compiles a script. Does anyone know if this is possible and how? I just need pointed in the right direction. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudw2k Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 (edited) You can use the Aut2Exe tool. Run "c:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe" /? for Command Line Parameters. Edited March 10, 2008 by spudw2k Spoiler Things I've Made: Always On Top Tool ◊ AU History ◊ Deck of Cards ◊ HideIt ◊ ICU ◊ Icon Freezer ◊ Ipod Ejector ◊ Junos Configuration Explorer ◊ Link Downloader ◊ MD5 Folder Enumerator ◊ PassGen ◊ Ping Tool ◊ Quick NIC ◊ Read OCR ◊ RemoteIT ◊ SchTasksGui ◊ SpyCam ◊ System Scan Report Tool ◊ System UpTime ◊ Transparency Machine ◊ VMWare ESX BuilderMisc Code Snippets: ADODB Example ◊ CheckHover ◊ Detect SafeMode ◊ DynEnumArray ◊ GetNetStatData ◊ HashArray ◊ IsBetweenDates ◊ Local Admins ◊ Make Choice ◊ Recursive File List ◊ Remove Sizebox Style ◊ Retrieve PNPDeviceID ◊ Retreive SysListView32 Contents ◊ Set IE Homepage ◊ Tickle Expired Password ◊ Transpose ArrayProjects: Drive Space Usage GUI ◊ LEDkIT ◊ Plasma_kIt ◊ Scan Engine Builder ◊ SpeeDBurner ◊ SubnetCalcCool Stuff: AutoItObject UDF ◊ Extract Icon From Proc ◊ GuiCtrlFontRotate ◊ Hex Edit Funcs ◊ Run binary ◊ Service_UDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeRider Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi daslick Try this... "http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=13185" I've done it for a very specific use but you can adapt it to your own needs. If any questions just ask (leave a personal message)... I'm not always connected but each time I'm on, I look for my messages. Bye FreeRider FreeRiderHonour & Fidelity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslick Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks spudw2k, but I needed to do this on a machine without autoit/scite installed. FreeRider - That looks perfect. It'll take me a while to cut the code down to what I need... a simple _compile($au3script) function. I'll post back with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 10, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2008 Thanks spudw2k, but I needed to do this on a machine without autoit/scite installed.FreeRider - That looks perfect. It'll take me a while to cut the code down to what I need... a simple _compile($au3script) function.I'll post back with the results.Hmm... AutoIt isn't actually compiled like you seem to think it is... another compiler isn't going to work. Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomb Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 is the compiler written in autoit? i always assumed it was in c+++-+-++++---xxx/+++xx//-----+xxxxxx----++++/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslick Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 It appears that "Aut2Exe.exe" is required since it uses regread to get the compiler. On my computer it is "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2Exe.exe" /in "%l" I need to be able to do this on the end users machine, without AutoIt3 installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 10, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2008 It appears that "Aut2Exe.exe" is required since it uses regread to get the compiler. On my computer it is "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Aut2Exe\Aut2Exe.exe" /in "%l"I need to be able to do this on the end users machine, without AutoIt3 installedAs I've said. You can't. Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2008 Now that I think about this, we don't really know what it is exactly you want to do... but what you could do if you are just trying to run a script from scratch on another PC without autoit.exe installed on it, is use the .exe you sent (your script.exe) as the vessel to run it... ie... take a look at /AutoIt3ExecuteScript or /AutoIt3ExecuteLine Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslick Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Okay. I don't take 'you can't' for an answer... I'll find a way. Let me re-explain what I'm looking for. I have a script that I want to compile for the end-user, but the problem is, I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within it. I do not want it to ask the user for input when it opens, but I want a program/a way to edit that variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kandie Man Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Okay. I don't take 'you can't' for an answer... I'll find a way.Let me re-explain what I'm looking for.I have a script that I want to compile for the end-user, but the problem is, I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within it. I do not want it to ask the user for input when it opens, but I want a program/a way to edit that variable.Don't hard code the variable into the script as a literal string. Instead, use an ini file, text file, or registry to store the data that the variable contains. What is this variable anyway? If it is a specific location or folder, you can use AutoIt macros to get the locations of common directories.- The Kandie Man ;-) "So man has sown the wind and reaped the world. Perhaps in the next few hours there will no remembrance of the past and no hope for the future that might have been." & _"All the works of man will be consumed in the great fire after which he was created." & _"And if there is a future for man, insensitive as he is, proud and defiant in his pursuit of power, let him resolve to live it lovingly, for he knows well how to do so." & _"Then he may say once more, 'Truly the light is sweet, and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.'" - The Day the Earth Caught Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCreatoR Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within itThe easy way is to point that variable to read from some data file (*.ini), or just read it from the registry.I don't think that you can compile AutoIt scripts without the AutoIt engine itself, you can use external SFX-archivator, and pack your script.au3 + compiled Script.exe, and then (as SmOke_N mention) you just run the script.au3 using the Script.exe interpretator (CMD> Start Script.exe /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "Script.au3"). Spoiler Using OS: Win 7 Professional, Using AutoIt Ver(s): 3.3.6.1 / 3.3.8.1 AutoIt Russian Community My Work... Spoiler Projects: ATT - Application Translate Tool {new}| BlockIt - Block files & folders {new}| SIP - Selected Image Preview {new}| SISCABMAN - SciTE Abbreviations Manager {new}| AutoIt Path Switcher | AutoIt Menu for Opera! | YouTube Download Center! | Desktop Icons Restorator | Math Tasks | KeyBoard & Mouse Cleaner | CaptureIt - Capture Images Utility | CheckFileSize ProgramUDFs: OnAutoItErrorRegister - Handle AutoIt critical errors {new}| AutoIt Syntax Highlight {new}| Opera Library! | Winamp Library | GetFolderToMenu | Custom_InputBox()! | _FileRun UDF | _CheckInput() UDF | _GUIInputSetOnlyNumbers() UDF | _FileGetValidName() UDF | _GUICtrlCreateRadioCBox UDF | _GuiCreateGrid() | _PathSplitByRegExp() | _GUICtrlListView_MoveItems - UDF | GUICtrlSetOnHover_UDF! | _ControlTab UDF! | _MouseSetOnEvent() UDF! | _ProcessListEx - UDF | GUICtrl_SetResizing - UDF! | Mod. for _IniString UDFs | _StringStripChars UDF | _ColorIsDarkShade UDF | _ColorConvertValue UDF | _GUICtrlTab_CoverBackground | CUI_App_UDF | _IncludeScripts UDF | _AutoIt3ExecuteCode | _DragList UDF | Mod. for _ListView_Progress | _ListView_SysLink | _GenerateRandomNumbers | _BlockInputEx | _IsPressedEx | OnAutoItExit Handler | _GUICtrlCreateTFLabel UDF | WinControlSetEvent UDF | Mod. for _DirGetSizeEx UDF Examples: ScreenSaver Demo - Matrix included | Gui Drag Without pause the script | _WinAttach()! | Turn Off/On Monitor | ComboBox Handler Example | Mod. for "Thinking Box" | Cool "About" Box | TasksBar Imitation Demo Like the Projects/UDFs/Examples? Please rate the topic (up-right corner of the post header: Rating ) * === My topics === * ================================================== ================================================== AutoIt is simple, subtle, elegant. © AutoIt Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslick Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 I am trying to create a program that allows the end user to compile my script with 1 change. I'm lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2008 Okay. I don't take 'you can't' for an answer... I'll find a way.Let me re-explain what I'm looking for.I have a script that I want to compile for the end-user, but the problem is, I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within it. I do not want it to ask the user for input when it opens, but I want a program/a way to edit that variable.I am trying to create a program that allows the end user to compile my script with 1 change.I'm lost.Regardless of what you "want", and "what you think" you can do... You can't allow your user to compile anything you / they / God does without having AutoIt.exe installed on their PC.You've been given alternatives/work arounds... you're only wasting your time thinking it can be done.AutoIt is Not a true compiled language, it's an interpreted one, which means that the script isn't actually compiled per say, it's kind of like FileInstall() as it's put in a stub.exe and then processed (in full code as you've typed it) at run time.You've been given options of using an Ini to allow the user to put their own values in without having to re-compile, or using /AutoIt3ExecuteScript or /AutoIt3ExecuteLine to run a completely separate exe through the exe you have sent them.If you can't accept these answers, I'm sorry, but it's just a limitation on AutoIt itself.But please feel free to write a compiler that does what you want... We'd all be interested in it for sure . Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therks Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) You can't allow your user to compile anything you / they / God does without having AutoIt.exe installed on their PC.Not trying to be contentious but that's not exactly correct. You could FileInstall() Aut2Exe.exe into a compiled script and have that script use it as a backend to compile whatever you want. I actually have a script that does this. It chokes on includes, of course, but works fine if none are needed, and technically AutoIt is not installed.*Edit: Assuming that by compile, you did mean the Aut2Exe process. If you actually meant compile into byte code, then you're correct, but that wouldn't work with AutoIt installed either. Edited March 11, 2008 by Saunders My AutoIt Stuff | My Github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Okay. I don't take 'you can't' for an answer... I'll find a way.Let me re-explain what I'm looking for.I have a script that I want to compile for the end-user, but the problem is, I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within it. I do not want it to ask the user for input when it opens, but I want a program/a way to edit that variable.What you need is here...http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...c=64582&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2008 Not trying to be contentious but that's not exactly correct. You could FileInstall() Aut2Exe.exe into a compiled script and have that script use it as a backend to compile whatever you want. I actually have a script that does this. It chokes on includes, of course, but works fine if none are needed, and technically AutoIt is not installed.*Edit: Assuming that by compile, you did mean the Aut2Exe process. If you actually meant compile into byte code, then you're correct, but that wouldn't work with AutoIt installed either. How is what I said not correct. He said he doesn't want to use the au2exe (I referred to it as the autoit.exe). Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudw2k Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 But if you FileInstall it you can deploy the complier without having to "install" autoit. Spoiler Things I've Made: Always On Top Tool ◊ AU History ◊ Deck of Cards ◊ HideIt ◊ ICU ◊ Icon Freezer ◊ Ipod Ejector ◊ Junos Configuration Explorer ◊ Link Downloader ◊ MD5 Folder Enumerator ◊ PassGen ◊ Ping Tool ◊ Quick NIC ◊ Read OCR ◊ RemoteIT ◊ SchTasksGui ◊ SpyCam ◊ System Scan Report Tool ◊ System UpTime ◊ Transparency Machine ◊ VMWare ESX BuilderMisc Code Snippets: ADODB Example ◊ CheckHover ◊ Detect SafeMode ◊ DynEnumArray ◊ GetNetStatData ◊ HashArray ◊ IsBetweenDates ◊ Local Admins ◊ Make Choice ◊ Recursive File List ◊ Remove Sizebox Style ◊ Retrieve PNPDeviceID ◊ Retreive SysListView32 Contents ◊ Set IE Homepage ◊ Tickle Expired Password ◊ Transpose ArrayProjects: Drive Space Usage GUI ◊ LEDkIT ◊ Plasma_kIt ◊ Scan Engine Builder ◊ SpeeDBurner ◊ SubnetCalcCool Stuff: AutoItObject UDF ◊ Extract Icon From Proc ◊ GuiCtrlFontRotate ◊ Hex Edit Funcs ◊ Run binary ◊ Service_UDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SmOke_N Posted March 11, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 11, 2008 But if you FileInstall it you can deploy the complier without having to "install" autoit.Well... one of us have totally missed the boat I think. As I've said, I thought he made it abundantly clear he did not in fact want to use AutoIt's executables to compile... but I guess I could be wrong now that many are saying the same thing. Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NELyon Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Okay. I don't take 'you can't' for an answer... I'll find a way.Let me re-explain what I'm looking for.I have a script that I want to compile for the end-user, but the problem is, I want the end user to be able to edit the exe and change a variable within it. I do not want it to ask the user for input when it opens, but I want a program/a way to edit that variable.Will you take this answer: You could make it look like it's doing what you want it to do. Kinda like a psuedo-custom-compiler, that really isn't a custom compiler at all. It may Look like a duck and Quack like a duck, but it might not be a duck.Lol@My metaphorYou could Fileinstall Aut2Exe, upx.exe, and Autoit3SC.bin and move them to a temporary directory and pass the command line switches to them. You could even throw them up on a server and INetGet them. Like many have said before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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