Size of the exe file?

One simple stupid question,

When I compile a small Max GUI app, the exe file is about 1.14 MB!

Why!?!?

Most likely because you are including all the libs. Include only the libs you need via Framework/Import commands

Framework BRL.Blitz
Import BRL.Max2D
Import BRL.StandardIO
'etc. etc.

'code here

Get Framework Assisstant, and hope it works for your BlitzMAX application.

*blush*

Yeah, of course... :)

Thanks FlameDuck!

Yeah! It became smaller, 91 kB... but,

Building createbutton
Compiling:createbutton.bmx
flat assembler version 1.64
3 passes, 1820 bytes.
Linking:createbutton.exe
Executing:createbutton.exe
Unhandled Memory Exception Error
Process complete

Well, thanks! The mind is short sometimes... :))

Just a stupid thing to add that gave me some headaches till I found it (maybe has something to do with your error?):

when using framework Max2D -for example- you have LoadImage but not the derived loaders for PNG, JPG, etc... so if you don't import BRL.PNGLoader (don't remember the exact name) loadimage won't crash when loading a png but return NULL instead of the TImage - of course this is what should happen! just had to bear in mind that not importing a module that is required is not always easy to detect at compile time :)

Also utils such as upx shell (http://upxshell.sourceforge.net/) will allow you to further compress your application into a smaller file.

techjunkie-->debugger.

i think maxgui does'nt work with a framework ... same unhandles memory exception error here...

you have to use the import gui driver too
or if you want to be sure the new version of framework assistant works *really* well...

Apparently instead of importing Max2D you should be Importing glmax2d or d3d7max2d...

A quick question - how do you know which modules you need to include? Is there a command for this? I'm a total noob with MAX so the answer isn't obvious.

http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=53123#593848

Thanks Toby. Dowlnloading now :)

Let me know how you get on Ian. Any problems and I'll try and guide you along.

Damn. I was trying to be obnoxious, with a link to a post inside this very topic. Turns out I was helpful. Drat.