Distributing Your
Executable Programs

Let's suppose that you would like to create a SiMPLE executable program that you intend to give away (or sell) to somebody else. How would you make it?

If your program is completely "self-contained" (i.e., if it doesn't access any external data files such as sounds, images, etc.), then the solution is easy. All you have to do is distribute the executable file that SiMPLE produces.

If you are using SiMPLE in "Drag & Drop" mode, SiMPLE automatically generates the executable file at the same location as the source listing. [A copy of it (SIMPLE.EXE) can also be found in SiMPLE's "PROJECT" folder.] If you are using SiMPLE in "Command-Line" mode, the corresponding executable file can be found inside the appropriate project folder in SiMPLE's "PROJECT" folder. In either case, the name of the ".EXE" file will generally be the same as the name of the ".TXT" file that contains the source listing.

However, if your program is not  completely "self-contained" (i.e., if it does  require access to external data files), then simply place all your data files inside a folder (let's call the folder "MYDATA"). Then, when you are ready to distribute your program, just place the "MYDATA" folder into another (new) folder on your desktop, put your executable file into that new folder as well, and -- Presto! -- You now have a "package" that you can distribute. (You might also want to "zip" your package, especially if you plan to distribute it over the Internet.)

Be aware that none of Ultra-SiMPLE's "built-in" sounds ("Pop", "Cuckoo", "Rattle", etc.) will be heard on computers that don't have SiMPLE installed on them. That's because the wave files corresponding to those sound are located in the "/SiMPLE/SOUNDS" folder. So, unless you choose to include that folder and make provisions for placing it in your users' root directory, none of those sounds will be generated.