empgbldx

EMPGBLDX(1)                                                        EMPGBLDX(1)



NAME
       empgbldx - creates a runtime GUI executable

SYNOPSIS
       empgbldx

DESCRIPTION
       This command is an interactive program which compiles and links Empress
       GUI applications within an Empress  GUI  database  to  a  runtime  exe-
       cutable.

       When  invoked,  empgbldx  will prompt for various information including
       the name of the executable, the name of the development  database  (the
       Empress  GUI  database  which  contains  all of the GUI objects for the
       application), a version and comment string  for  placing  in  the  exe-
       cutable,  the  default  data database, the names of the default startup
       application and other applications, and the user  C  action  table  and
       user action routine files.

       The  applications  listed  must  be  contained  within  the development
       database. The executable will run only  the  applications  listed,  not
       other  applications stored in the development databse. Both script lan-
       guage and C API are supported for building the executable.

       Once the executable is built the development database is not needed for
       running the executable.

       The executable generated can be run in this way:

          executable_name [-EMPGUI_APPL application_name]
                 [-EMPGUI_DATADB data_db] parameters

          executable_name -EMPGUI_INFO


       -EMPGUI_APPL  application_name Specifies  an  application  to  start up
                      instead of the default application.

       -EMPGUI_DATADB data_db   Specifies the data  database  instead  of  the
                      default data database.

       -EMPGUI_INFO        Shows the comment and version information stored in
                      the executable.

       The batch-type utility, empgbldo, followed by empguicc will  also  pro-
       duce a runtime GUI executable.


FILES
       EMPRESS database files

SEE ALSO
       empguicc(1), empgbldo(1), empgui(1)

HISTORY
       Written  by  Empress  Software  Inc..   All material is copyrighted and
       licensed.  Use on non-licensed CPUs is prohibited.



Empress 8.62                 Empress Software Inc.                 EMPGBLDX(1)