Hi there,

I have been doing a bit of programming in C# and PHP, as well as some Python and a wee bit of C++ in visual studio express. It's kind of nice and it does the trick, except that appearantly none of these allow me to produce regular *.exe files that can run on a Windows machine right there and then, without forcing the user to download .NET Framework, Java virtual machine, or a Python interpreter.

So I am looking for freeware that would allow me to quickly develop and produce standalone Windows applications. I very much like Visual Studio (Express) but it doesn't generate standalone GUI apps.

Could anyone recommend free compilers/IDEs/Languages I could use to quickly produce standalone GUI applications?

I never developped desktop GUIs manually, so I would much prefer a WYSIWYG IDE like the one of Visual Studio.

ALl suggestions are welcomed.

: Hi there,
:
: I have been doing a bit of programming in C# and PHP, as well as
: some Python and a wee bit of C++ in visual studio express. It's kind
: of nice and it does the trick, except that appearantly none of these
: allow me to produce regular *.exe files that can run on a Windows
: machine right there and then, without forcing the user to download
: .NET Framework, Java virtual machine, or a Python interpreter.
:
: So I am looking for freeware that would allow me to quickly develop
: and produce standalone Windows applications. I very much like Visual
: Studio (Express) but it doesn't generate standalone GUI apps.
:
: Could anyone recommend free compilers/IDEs/Languages I could use to
: quickly produce standalone GUI applications?
:
: I never developped desktop GUIs manually, so I would much prefer a
: WYSIWYG IDE like the one of Visual Studio.
:
: ALl suggestions are welcomed.
:


I think then you'd probably use some old programming tools like Visual Basic or Delphi. They can help you build standalone windows GUI application.


Brad Wang - .NET Freelancer from China
MSN: brad_wang_cn@hotmail.com
Skype: brad_wang

: I very much like Visual
: Studio (Express) but it doesn't generate standalone GUI apps.

Of course you can do GUI apps !
You can do everything wih Win32 api...

: : I very much like Visual
: : Studio (Express) but it doesn't generate standalone GUI apps.
:
: Of course you can do GUI apps !
: You can do everything wih Win32 api...

GUI apps, sure, but my question was more about the *standalone* part.

AFAIK, Visual Studio Express allows one to develop .NET framework applications, as opposed to standalone applications that don't require the .NET framework to be installed.

If there any way to compile a solution in Visual Studio Express in such a way that it does not require the NET framework?

I have read that was possible for VS C++, but don't know how.