# empgbldx

    EMPGBLDX(1)                                                        EMPGBLDX(1)

    NAME
           empgbldx - creates a runtime GUI executable

    SYNOPSIS
           empgbldx

    DESCRIPTION
           This command is an interactive program which compiles and links Empress
           GUI applications within an Empress  GUI  database  to  a  runtime  exe-
           cutable.

           When  invoked,  empgbldx  will prompt for various information including
           the name of the executable, the name of the development  database  (the
           Empress  GUI  database  which  contains  all of the GUI objects for the
           application), a version and comment string  for  placing  in  the  exe-
           cutable,  the  default  data database, the names of the default startup
           application and other applications, and the user  C  action  table  and
           user action routine files.

           The  applications  listed  must  be  contained  within  the development
           database. The executable will run only  the  applications  listed,  not
           other  applications stored in the development databse. Both script lan-
           guage and C API are supported for building the executable.

           Once the executable is built the development database is not needed for
           running the executable.

           The executable generated can be run in this way:

              executable_name [-EMPGUI_APPL application_name]
                     [-EMPGUI_DATADB data_db] parameters

              executable_name -EMPGUI_INFO

           -EMPGUI_APPL  application_name Specifies  an  application  to  start up
                          instead of the default application.

           -EMPGUI_DATADB data_db   Specifies the data  database  instead  of  the
                          default data database.

           -EMPGUI_INFO        Shows the comment and version information stored in
                          the executable.

           The batch-type utility, empgbldo, followed by empguicc will  also  pro-
           duce a runtime GUI executable.

    FILES
           EMPRESS database files

    SEE ALSO
           empguicc(1), empgbldo(1), empgui(1)

    HISTORY
           Written  by  Empress  Software  Inc.   All  material is copyrighted and
           licensed.  Use on non-licensed CPUs is prohibited.

    Empress Software                   Version 8                       EMPGBLDX(1)