Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

> are there any freeware/open source tools available to "wrap" an HTA
> and all associated files into a single .exe???

Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

rob.fahndrich@gmail.com wrote:
>> are there any freeware/open source tools available to "wrap" an HTA
>> and all associated files into a single .exe???
>
What's a HTA?
What do you mean by "wrap"?
What use is an exe on the WWW?

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Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

Jim Moe wrote:
> rob.fahndrich@gmail.com wrote:
>>> are there any freeware/open source tools available to "wrap" an HTA
>>> and all associated files into a single .exe???
> What's a HTA?

HyperText Application. A Microsoft locally "executable" application that
runs on top of IE and is written in an extended form of HTML.

> What do you mean by "wrap"?
> What use is an exe on the WWW?

You're in alt.html at the moment. Discussion isn't restricted to the WWW
as it is in comp.infosystems.www.*.

Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

On Aug 14, 1:50 pm, Jim Moe wrote:
> rob.fahndr...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> are there any freeware/open source tools available to "wrap" an HTA
> >> and all associated files into a single .exe???
>
> What's a HTA?
> What do you mean by "wrap"?
> What use is an exe on the WWW?
>
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HTA is HyperTextApplication
you use html, javascript, vbscript to create applications

example---





ID = "oApp"
APPLICATIONNAME = "TEST"
BORDER = "normal"
BORDERSTYLE = "normal"
CAPTION = "no"
ICON = "explorer.exe"
SHOWINTASKBAR = "no"
SINGLEINSTANCE = "yes"
SYSMENU = "no"
WINDOWSTATE = "normal"
SCROLL = "no"
SCROLLFLAT = "no"
VERSION = "1.2"
INNERBORDER = "yes"
SELECTION = "no"
MAXIMIZEBUTTON = "no"
MINIMIZEBUTTON = "no"
NAVIGABLE = "no"
CONTEXTMENU = "no"
>

Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

rob.fahndrich@gmail.com wrote:
>
> save this code with an extension of .hta
> when you launch it the MSHTA.EXE will run it as an application.
>
Hmm. Is this safe? It would seem a variety of unfortunate code could be
added to such a file since it runs as an application. It sounds a bit like
the option Outlook offered to run executables that made it such a disaster.

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Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

On Aug 15, 12:57 pm, Jim Moe wrote:
> rob.fahndr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > save this code with an extension of .hta
> > when you launch it the MSHTA.EXE will run it as an application.
>
> Hmm. Is this safe? It would seem a variety of unfortunate code could be
> added to such a file since it runs as an application. It sounds a bit like
> the option Outlook offered to run executables that made it such a disaster.
>
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this is used for useful applications. I would not execute an
application unless i knew what it was for or what it was doing, same
with an HTA.
but because an HTA is like HTML any images (icons, logos, etc) are
seperate files is why i would like to wrap them into a single .exe
file

Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

Harlan Messinger wrote:
> Jim Moe wrote:
>> rob.fahndrich@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> are there any freeware/open source tools available to "wrap" an HTA
>>>> and all associated files into a single .exe???
>> What's a HTA?
>
> HyperText Application. A Microsoft locally "executable" application that
> runs on top of IE and is written in an extended form of HTML.

I just discovered a common example. When you log into a Windows server
for the first time and it sets up a profile for you, it then launches a
"Manage Your Server" panel. This is an HTA application.

Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

rob.fahndrich@gmail.com wrote:
> On Aug 15, 12:57 pm, Jim Moe wrote:
>> rob.fahndr...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> save this code with an extension of .hta
>>> when you launch it the MSHTA.EXE will run it as an application.
>> Hmm. Is this safe? It would seem a variety of unfortunate code could be
>> added to such a file since it runs as an application. It sounds a bit like
>> the option Outlook offered to run executables that made it such a disaster.
>>
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>
> this is used for useful applications. I would not execute an
> application unless i knew what it was for or what it was doing, same
> with an HTA.
> but because an HTA is like HTML any images (icons, logos, etc) are
> seperate files is why i would like to wrap them into a single .exe
> file
>

This to MS crap, i.e., Windows only--MSIE only. Has nothing to do with
HTML and WWW. Try one of the MS newsgroups. Looks lake wat you need is
not HTA but to compile a app, VB maybe?

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Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

"Jonathan N. Little" writes:

> This to MS crap, i.e., Windows only--MSIE only. Has nothing to do with
> HTML and WWW.

HTA is an HTML variant, and alt.html isn't chartered as WWW-only. I don't
find it interesting or relevant to what I do with HTML, but it's on-topic
in alt.html.

I wouldn't discuss it in comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html though, because
that specific group's charter is stricter, and the whole comp.* hierarchy of
groups is generally stricter about topicality than the alt.* groups.

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Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

Sherm Pendley wrote:
> "Jonathan N. Little" writes:
>
>> This to MS crap, i.e., Windows only--MSIE only. Has nothing to do with
>> HTML and WWW.
>
> HTA is an HTML variant, and alt.html isn't chartered as WWW-only. I don't
> find it interesting or relevant to what I do with HTML, but it's on-topic
> in alt.html.

I suppose because an html document but relies on "jscript" to be an HTA
so would you not say this would be better suited for a Microsoft group
and a scripting one at that?


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Re: Wrap HTA into a single .exe?????

"Jonathan N. Little" writes:

> Sherm Pendley wrote:
>> "Jonathan N. Little" writes:
>>
>>> This to MS crap, i.e., Windows only--MSIE only. Has nothing to do with
>>> HTML and WWW.
>>
>> HTA is an HTML variant, and alt.html isn't chartered as WWW-only. I don't
>> find it interesting or relevant to what I do with HTML, but it's on-topic
>> in alt.html.
>
> I suppose because an html document but relies on "jscript" to be an
> HTA so would you not say this would be better suited for a Microsoft
> group and a scripting one at that?

I didn't say this was the *best* group for it. I disagreed with your assertion
that it was off-topic here.

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