View and Encap

[Amanita]

Does anybody know if programs written in view can be encapped?

If so do I purchase the SDK to get a copy of Encap?

[Graham]

Yes, View scripts can be encapped, and you'll need the sdk.

Cerebrus, http://www.compkarori.com/cerebrus, is an example of mine that is an encapped View application.

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Graham

[Amanita]

Thank you for your response, since you have used the encap program does the SDK provide clear instructions?

If not Where can I find a guide to encap?

[Alekk]

For simple encapsulation (eg. for friend without rebol) one can use PayLoad

[Amanita]

Thank you Alekk, I will give it a try.

[Gregg]

Encapping scripts is very easy, though there's not a nice IDE to make it easier for larger projects. You can see the docs here:

http://www.rebol.com/docs/sdk/sdkug.html
 

[ehrichweiss]

For simple encapsulation (eg. for friend without rebol) one can use PayLoad

Can someone tell me where I can find PayLoad now? It seems that the site is down..

[Sunanda]

Sadly, no I can't tell you.

I've had a hunt around for it, but the site is dow as you say.  It's not a good sign that the last google cache is dated 10 months ago.

There is some evidence that it used to be in the Projects section of http://www.rebolfrance.org/  -- but it's not there now (unless it is has another name).

----Start rant----
I get asked fairly often to track down scripts like this. I'm happy to try.  And sometimes I can.

What annoys me is that important or innovative REBOl scripts and resources live and die so precariously on personal websites.

If Payload was in the Library at REBOL.org it would remain available no matter how what happened to the developer's personal website.

I guess the moral of the story is: if you are contributing something to the REBOL community, it's good to use the resources available.

-----end rant----
 

[ehrichweiss]

----Start rant----
I get asked fairly often to track down scripts like this. I'm happy to try.  And sometimes I can.

What annoys me is that important or innovative REBOl scripts and resources live and die so precariously on personal websites.

-----end rant----

I know exactly what you mean. I'd gladly search the net for scripts if someone needed them but it would be a million times easier to just put such things in a central location. Well I'll ask around until my fingers fall off...if I succeed, I'll gladly see if we can't get it on a central repository.

 

[ehrichweiss]

For simple encapsulation (eg. for friend without rebol) one can use PayLoad

Can someone tell me where I can find PayLoad now? It seems that the site is down..

http://www.rebolfrance.org/projets/payload12/

That's where you'll find it. Thanx to Sunanda for letting me know it could be there...a little detective work allowed me to figure out why it couldn't be found so easily...

   

[RebolBert]

http://www.rebolfrance.org/projets/payload12/

That's where you'll find it. Thanx to Sunanda for letting me know it could be there...a little detective work allowed me to figure out why it couldn't be found so easily...

  

Payload 1.2 Windows does'nt work ! "not a valid win32 application" ... That's the error message.

  :huh:

I prefer to use Rebox (http://membres.lycos.fr/rebox/) for the moment, even if it is not yet absolutely perfect.

[Thør]

Payload 1.2 Windows does'nt work ! "not a valid win32 application" ... That's the error message.

It does. Just make sure to include the REBOL executable in the <rebol-path> parameter to payload.

[RebolBert]

It does. Just make sure to include the REBOL executable in the <rebol-path> parameter to payload.

I did it ... and after several attempts : always the same message !!!
I'd like to use Payload; it seems to give better results than Rebox (Rebox opens several files at runtime... those ones are deleted later, strange!?), except that for me, it gives only not valid application for Win32.

... and yet it's easy. I noticed however it's better to avoid spaces in the various path names.

Thanks for the reply, I'll try on again and again ....

~ some times later ~

Now it works !  ^_^

In fact I used gpl.r (Graphical PayLoad 1.1, by O.Auverlot & F.Jouen) to build my .exe ... and with a simple batch file, in the payload folder, like this :

Code:

payload.exe test.r C:\rebol\view\rebol.exe test.exe

and it works better !

I saw the little locomotive (the icon of the .exe) and there is no more  exasperating message when launching the program... phew!

Note that rebol.exe must be installed in C:\rebol\view\rebol.exe and not in C:\Program Files\rebol\view\rebol.exe because of the space in "Program Files" !

[henrikmk]

I prefer to use Rebox (http://membres.lycos.fr/rebox/) for the moment, even if it is not yet absolutely perfect.

There is only a link to a French document, no script or anything.

I think it's very important that people upload these scripts/programs to rebol.org. I always seem to have to dig hard to find them, plus the issue of French only docs is frustrating for those of us who don't understand French. :-)

[RebolBert]

Sorry, there is another adress for (G)REBOX :
http://shadwolf.free.fr/grebox-0.2.2b-w32.zip
whith a "readme"-file in english (the programm is in english).

Rebox is Grebox ... I apologize.

I think it's very important that people upload these scripts/programs to rebol.org. I always seem to have to dig hard to find them, plus the issue of French only docs is frustrating for those of us who don't understand French. :-)

Same thing for me : I don't master english language (I don't understand all the subtleties) ;-)