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Newcomers DBPro Corner / How do I make a working .EXE in DBPro?

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Stone
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Ok, I made my first little game, its a 2d shooter. It uses 4 bitmaps and I made my own Icon for it. Can someone give me instructions how to make this into a working .EXE in DBPro? Closest I got was game starting but no bitmaps and the default icon, help?
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Kanzure
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There should be a tab panel near the bottom right hand corner. Click Settings. There are a few options to choose, and that should be self explanitory.

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QuothTheRaven
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if the code works, just do make final.
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Stone
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Quoth, I believe Make Final is in standard Dark Basic not Pro, so I can't do that. I have gone to settings and maybe I'm a little slow but it isn't self explanitory to me. I added my media of bitmaps and my icon. Now what in the settings tab do I select to make my .exe or can some one give me an explaination of the choices in the settings tab seeing I can find no documentation to explain it to me, thanks.

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Richard Davey
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F5 is the same thing as "make final" in DBPro.

Everytime you even test your game Pro is actually creating an EXE file and running it. F5 will just build a final one for you based on the settings in the "settings" part of the editor.

Try pressing F5 and then looking in your Project folder for an EXE file!

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Kanzure
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You can't compile, its all a conspiracy!! Run! GO buy Blitz Basic!



Kidding. Do not buy Blitz Basic (^_^).

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Stone
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Ok, I understand making an .EXE now but why is it when I make one it uses the default darkbasic icon instead of the custom icon I attached?

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battleman100
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I am having the same problem What operating system are you using? When right-clicking and going to 'properties' on the .EXE file, do you get a string of random numbers in the 'version' information tab?

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Stone
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I'm using Windows ME and I see the random numbers too. Is this a bug maybe?

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battleman100
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I'm running Windows 98, but I'm guessing that yes it is a bug - no matter how hard I try I am unable to get an EXE that takes any notice of my Project Manager settings and all projects throw those nasty numbers at me on the 'properties' tab!

I think it must be a conspiracy, cause I can't find a technical support email address for 'DarkBASIC Pro' anywhere *spooky*

Can we have some help pleeeeze

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QuothTheRaven
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there's an outside program that will change the icon after you compile, not endorsed by DB. if I could search the forums I could find it. Name anyone?

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