From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.182.195.75 with SMTP id ic11mr8034017obc.31.1391848690733; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:38:10 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.140.95.45 with SMTP id h42mr1400qge.22.1391848690704; Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:38:10 -0800 (PST) Path: border1.nntp.dca3.giganews.com!backlog3.nntp.dca3.giganews.com!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!c10no12049826igq.0!news-out.google.com!y18ni6168qap.1!nntp.google.com!f11no13655600qae.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 00:38:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=85.229.147.94; posting-account=l8k8IwoAAADeDydswOzwNzmn10qOk9gt NNTP-Posting-Host: 85.229.147.94 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <856eabf2-e767-4b59-a97c-e29f25753763@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Probably no great leap forward? From: ake.ragnar.dahlgren@gmail.com Injection-Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:38:10 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Bytes: 2741 Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:184719 Date: 2014-02-08T00:38:10-08:00 List-Id: Den l=F6rdagen den 8:e februari 2014 kl. 00:15:32 UTC+1 skrev Mike H: > I have a small utility that I use every day for checking my wife's=20 >=20 > Sudoku solutions. It is written in Ada and currently launched from the=20 >=20 > PC command line. The old XP machine is about to be replaced by Windows=20 >=20 > 8. So perhaps this is the time to wrap it in something that will allow=20 >=20 > me to launch from the desk top. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Please, can someone point me in the right direction. >=20 > --=20 >=20 > At the bottom of the application form where it says >=20 > "sign here", I usually put "Virgo" >=20 > Mike Dear Mike, I haven't used Windows 8 but what I can tell you is what I remember from Wi= ndows 7: In windows explorer it is possible to right click on an executable= and then select "Create shortcut". This will create a "short cut"-file in = the same directory as the executable. I would then place the "short cut"-fi= le on the desktop, either by click-and-drag or copy-paste. It is then possi= ble to double click on the "short cut"-file on the desktop and it will laun= ch the application you wish. Another thing I've found useful is that it is possible to right click on th= e "short cut"-file on the desktop and check the properties. Somewhere in th= e tabs there is a place where one can specify a key short cut, which means = you can attach for example F11 to mean launching your application. The above may not be applicable but that is what comes to my mind. Best regards, =C5ke Ragnar Dahlgren