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03/12/12 04:37 PM (12 years ago)

.exe file in app

Is it possible to embed .exe file as a menu item and run it when user selects the menu?
 
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03/12/12 04:45 PM (12 years ago)
What is the .exec file? Fred
 
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03/12/12 04:47 PM (12 years ago)
executable file. For example when u install something you run *.exe file which extracts all the files and installs the software in your computer.
 
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03/12/12 05:00 PM (12 years ago)
I know what a .exe file is, your question is 'embed .exe file in menu'. Perhaps you wish to launch a native app, if so see Launch Native App plugin for details. In Android the launching of an app is with the .apk, for iOS it's an .ipa Fred
 
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03/12/12 06:11 PM (12 years ago)
Here is a little blurb I wrote about the different file types: A .EXE file is usually for Microsoft Windows Personal Computers (PCs). .EXE's normally run on an i368 processor, and .IPA's usually run on an ARMv6 or ARMv7 processor. If the iPhone were capable of running Microsoft Windows, then running a .EXE installer file would be possible. Another thought: Apple might not like the fact that it has to install 2 times on the device, they might think of it being confusing to a user. I hope this clears up some confusion. Jake
 
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03/12/12 07:07 PM (12 years ago)
Presumeably then, an .exe could install in a windows phone?
 
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03/12/12 07:14 PM (12 years ago)
Possibly, but I do not think so. Mac App's are .APP and iOS are .IPA. Windows could not be the same.
 
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03/12/12 07:39 PM (12 years ago)
Windows phone apps come in .XAP packages. Mark
 
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03/12/12 08:46 PM (12 years ago)
BlackBerry in .bar Does anyone know about Kindle? Fred
 
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03/12/12 10:37 PM (12 years ago)
I believe that Amazon calls Kindle Format 8 KF8, and it used to be MOBI: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000729511 Can Android apps publish to the Kindle Fire?
 
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03/12/12 11:05 PM (12 years ago)
apparently so. Fred
 
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03/12/12 11:07 PM (12 years ago)
I tried to run one of my Android apps on my test device, it worked, but the store tells me that it won't run, and when I tried to download it on the Kindle Fire, it did not seem to have the same App Store/Marketplace. One day it will be possible that all devices will be able to run all of the same apps. One (either Android or iOS) will emerge as the true champion of the mobile world.
 
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03/12/12 11:29 PM (12 years ago)
You can sideload Andriod app to Kindle (Outside the Amazon Market) or resign for distribution for Android Market. Fred
 
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03/12/12 11:31 PM (12 years ago)
But can you load Android 4.0 on it? Jake
 
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03/12/12 11:35 PM (12 years ago)
Don't know if there's any limitations, I did look it up but I've forgotten. Mainly it was limitations regarding features. Fred
 
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03/12/12 11:39 PM (12 years ago)
Just like when the original iPad was released, very limited but now it has many great features.
 
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03/13/12 02:11 AM (12 years ago)
Sorry guys I'm amateur on this things. My main question is: Considering that I'm trying to build an android app, I have screen called games or something which has list of games in it. If someone chooses for example colorchange then i have a .exe file which i'd like to run when user selects that option. Is that possible?
 
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03/13/12 07:52 AM (12 years ago)
You won't be able to run an .exe file. You can launch a game or another app with the Launch Native App Plugin. You'll have to learn how this is similar to what you wish to do and how it's different. The app won't be able to figure it out for you. Fred
 
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03/13/12 07:53 AM (12 years ago)
Just wondering. Do you have that plugin?
 
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03/13/12 09:16 AM (12 years ago)
The plugin is available from the Buzztouch site. Who ever set up the server (administrator) need to upload the plugin if they haven't. Remember a Plugin is not something you add to the app. A plugin is something you use to create the app. The plugin is added to the server. The plugin allows you to add screens to the app. Fred
 

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