Getting Started

Creating the application executable

To make your application executable, you follow the same steps that you did when you built the To-Do List application. Refer to Making the To-do List an executable application. For the Investment sample, follow these steps:

  1. Using the file manager for your operating environment, create a new directory to contain your packaged application.

    For example, create a directory called INVEST on the C: drive.

  2. In the VisualAge Organizer, select your Investment application. Then, from the Applications pull-down menu, select Make Executable.
  3. To pick the window that will be displayed at application start-up, select MainWindowView from the Windows to show at startup list, then select OK.
  4. When the dialog appears that asks you if you want to continue, select Yes.
  5. Next a file dialog will appear that requires you to specify the file name and location used during the packaging process. For our example do the following:
    1. Type the file name in the File name field.
      Note:For Windows and OS/2, use INVEST.EXE for the file name. For AIX, HP-UX and Sun Solaris use invest for the file name.
    2. Select the drive (C:) and directory (INVEST) you created for the application.
    3. Then select OK.


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