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MakeSFX.exe Options

MakeSFX


Converts a zip file into a 32-bit GUI Windows self-extractor.


« Example usage »

  makesfx.exe /zip="source.zip" /sfx="output.exe" [/title="Your Title"]
  [/website="http://www.example.com"] [/intro="This is a test self extractor"]
  [/defaultpath="$desktop$\My Files"] [/autoextract] [/openexplorerwindow]
  [/shortcut="$desktop$\Program Shortcut.lnk|$targetdir$\Program.exe]
  [/delete] [/icon="MyIcon.ico"] [/overwrite] [/?]

« Self-extractor options »

  /zip="file.zip"                     The source zip file (Required)
  /sfx="out.exe"                      The output self-extractor (Required)
  /title="Your Title"                 The user-friendly name
  /website="http://www.example.com"   The embedded URL
  /exec="setup.exe"                   Command to execute after extraction
  /intro="This is the intro."         The splash screen intro text
  /icon="MyIcon.ico"                  Changes the SFX icon. This must be a
                                      2,238 byte, 32x32, 256 color icon.
  /defaultpath="$desktop$\Folder"     Default extraction path. Valid variables
                                      are: $desktop$, $temp$, $programfiles$,
                                      $windir$, $targetdir$ and $sysdir$. You
                                      may also hard-code a path.
  /autoextract                        Automatically extract the contents to
                                      the default path. Don't prompt the user.
  /openexplorerwindow                 Open the target directory in Windows
                                      Explorer.
  /delete                             Deletes extracted files after program
                                      specified in /exec is completed.
  /shortcut="shortcut.lnk|target.ext" Creates a shortcut to target. Each may
                                      include scriptable paths (like with
                                      /defaultpath). You may specify up to 16
                                      /shortcut entries.

« MakeSFX Options »

   /overwrite                         Overwrite the output EXE, if it exists.
   /?                                 Show this help message

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