PRB: BUILD EXE Error: Feature not available

ID: Q122908

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6, 2.6a
Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

FoxPro generates a "Feature not available" error message if you include STANDALONE or EXTENDED on the Distribution Kit's BUILD EXE command in FoxPro for Windows or if you include EXTENDED in FoxPro for the Macintosh.

CAUSE

BUILD EXE is available only in the Professional Edition of FoxPro.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

FOXHELP.HLP for FoxPro for Windows and FoxHelp for Macintosh contain the following text regarding the BUILD EXE command of the distribution kit:

   BUILD EXE creates a compact or stand-alone executable .EXE file
   from a project.

The text goes on to show the syntax as:

   BUILD EXE <exe file> FROM <project>
      [STANDALONE]
      [EXTENDED]

Subsequent text discusses the syntax in more detail.

The text for BUILD EXE STANDALONE|EXTENDED found on page L3-253 of the FoxPro Relational Database Management System for MS-DOS and Windows Language Reference Manual is correct, saying:

   "For owners of the FoxPro 2.5 for MS-DOS Distribution Kit."

In FoxPro for MS-DOS and FoxPro for Windows, if you don't include either STANDALONE or EXTENDED on a BUILD EXE command, a compact executable file is created. To execute a compact executable file, the FoxPro executable Support Library (ESL) must be located on the path in FoxPro for MS-DOS and FoxPro for Windows.

Additional reference words: FoxWin FoxMac DK 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 2.60a KBCategory: kbtool kbprb KBSubcategory: FxtoolDk