"Rebranding" a Revolution .exe

[Ivan Wong]

Thanks Scott.

I'll explore the option you've suggested.


Ivan

> All you need to do is create an external stack file 
                          
> (see the list archives for how + there is a demo    
                          
> in the RevOnline Viewer) storing your preferences,  
                          
> in this case the "brand details" for the product.   
                          
> Then all you've got to do is create a little app    
                          
> that can also open this file and use it as the      
                          
> rebrander.  Then when the real program runs it      
                          
> can read this external stack file and gather
together                          
> any information it needs.  No need to rename the exe
                          
> (which is complex and pointless).  You could even
assign                       
> the bitmap for the splash screen doing this.  The
only                         
> thing you can't do (on Windows and Linux) is change
the                        
> icon.  However - in OSX you can by opening the
application                     
> package and overwriting the existing icons in the
resource                     
> folder with the new ones.                           
                          
>                                                     
                          
> HTH                                                 
                          
>                                                     
                          
> Scott                                               
                          

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