Hi, Just joined the list and will toss out my first question. I've programed a little in Perl guess you classify me as a beginner to a novice. I'd like to create a "executable" that can be run on any computer without needing to install activeperl or other files. Can I do this with activeperl? One of the Unix admins said I could compile perl but all I can find is options to compile into c source or byte code. These won't run natively on Windows 95/98 or will they? I'm sure some of you have experience with other languages, would this problem be better solved in another language? At the moment I don't have access to any other compilers on windows but will in a month or two. In Short description: the best setup would be a "executable" run from a network drive that gives the user options to remove certain keys in the run and run services section of the registry. In the Long description: 1.the user will run the "executable", the "executable" will read a configuration file which contains the keys to read. 2. The "executable" will read the keys from the local registry then read a "suggestion" file which contains explanations of the programs listed in the keys and a suggestion on whether the key can safely be deleted (some keys will not be allowed to be deleted). 3. the user will select which keys to delete (probably some type of GUI interface would be best from the users point of view). 4. The program will delete the the keys and exit. 5. As an extra: If the key is not listed in the "suggestion" file I'd like the key, user name, and mac address of the computer written to a different file. We will then investigate the key and add it to the "suggestion" file. Thank in advance for your suggestions Wes Hall _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Admin mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/perl-win32-admin
