Run EXE file on the Browser

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Hello guys,

I made a simple puzzle as a Windows application. The puzzle.exe file works fine on Windows but I want to publish the game to be online. How can I run puzzle.exe file in the browser? There will be an option to download the EXE file, but I want people to play the puzzle online too.

Thanks in advance.

Posted 24-Jun-11 21:19pm

alaa_damiri

Updated 12-Dec-19 8:17am

Deeksha Shenoy

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Solution 1

You can't - not as is. You cannot run an EXE file on a client's machine - they have to download it first (and must have the appropriate .NET framework installed). Any attempt to run an exe on a client machine is tagged as "probable virus activity" and is prevented for security reasons.
You will have to re-write your game to work as web app - i.e. working within the browser. This may not be easy depending on your game...

Posted 24-Jun-11 21:24pm

OriginalGriff

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SREENATH GANGA 25-Jun-11 10:34am

can it be run on web like applet in java? sir sorry if iam asking foolishness

SubsonicDesignOfficial 25-Jun-11 11:32am

In the current form, no. Java applets can be run on browser if the user has installed Java Virtual Machine. There's no such thing in .Net. As OriginalGriff said, you have to rewrite parts of the program to work on browsers. You might want to take a look at Silverlight or ASP.Net (silverlight is a better choice because you are talking about game development)

Dave Kreskowiak 25-Jun-11 12:00pm

There's no such thing in .Net.
Yes, there is. It's called Silverlight.

SubsonicDesignOfficial 25-Jun-11 12:05pm

Thanks for correcting!

OriginalGriff 25-Jun-11 12:00pm

Cheers! That's pretty much what I was going to say. :thumbsup:

Ramya Muruli 8-May-13 5:35am

am not worry about security but i want to run exe file on client machine without downloading

OriginalGriff 8-May-13 5:37am

You can't. An EXE file needs to be complete and ready to run before it can be executed.

Solution 2

Rewrite your app in Silverlight[^] and you've got the option to do what you've decribed.

Posted 25-Jun-11 6:01am

Dave Kreskowiak

Updated 25-Jun-11 6:02am

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Solution 4

a forms app like you describe is not deployed via the web directly.

you are discussing 2 topics - deployment of a winform app (usually via MSI or raw exe, which could be downloaded and run locally) VS. architecture (web app, which runs inside the browser and is hosted on a web server).

Posted 25-Jun-11 10:12am

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Espen Harlinn · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-25T07:32:00

Solution 3

If you turn your windows forms form into a user control, you can use the approach outlined in this article to enable IE to host your application:
http://steveorr.net/articles/WinformControls.aspx[^]

So it can be done, but doing it like this involves a lot of trust - so it would usually be considered inapropriate.

Best regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 25-Jun-11 7:32am

Espen Harlinn

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Vivek Krishnamurthy 25-Jun-11 14:26pm

My 5!

Espen Harlinn 25-Jun-11 14:52pm

Thank you, Vivek!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Jun-11 18:40pm

Agree, a 5.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 26-Jun-11 4:32am

Thank you, SAKryukov!