The Kix2Exe application was designed to be a command line tool that will turn KiXtart scripts into self-executing (.exe) files.
There are several reasons why one would like to package their KiXtart scripts:
- Ease of distribution: include all your script dependent files in a single (and small) executable file;
- Ease of execution: no need to include batch files or specify commandline parameters to execute your script, just doubleclick the executable and your script is being executed;
- Source code protection: scripts are pre-tokenised and password protected before they are included into a CRC-protected executable;
- Added functionality: like automatic registration of the Kixforms.dll, the use of balloontips from within KiXtart scripts and resizing the console window to optimally suite your script output;
Installation Instructions:
- Install Kix2Exe by running the Kix2Exe installer. The default installation path is C:Program FilesKix2Exe.
- Inside the installation folder you will find a binkix subfolder. Put kix32.exe and wkix32.exe into the binkix folder. You need at least the KiXtart v4.51 executables because of the password protected pre-tokenising feature.
- If you want to use the /kixforms parameter, put a copy of kixforms.dll (the Kixforms Classis DLL that is) into the binkixforms subfolder.
- Optionally add the Kix2Exe installation folder to your %PATH% environment variable. This makes it easier to call Kix2Exe from where your scripts are located.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· fixed a bug causing package execution to fail when passing parameters to packages with elevated credentials (runas) that are located in the root of a drive
· fixed a bug that made it impossible to package scripts with extensions other then .kix
· fixed a bug regarding detection of the current working directory
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