I want to create JavaScript exe file. On clicking of exe file, It should open my reactJS web application in web browser. From JS exe file, I have to pass query param to Web application. Please help me with code.
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You do understand how Web applications work, do you?Rax Weber– Rax Weber2016-11-09 05:56:36 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 5:56
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you can package it as an Electron app.nicholaswmin– nicholaswmin2016-11-09 05:57:21 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 5:57
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You can create a shell script to launch the browser with a link to your web application that is on your local machine. You haven't given much details, but in general it's pretty easy.
cat > launch.exe
#!/bin/bash
$BROWSER http://localhost
chmod +x launch.exe
./launch.exe
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Rax Weber
Also state that he can't create a JS exe file. I assume he expected it to be possible.
Ryan
He can create a JavaScript file with the
.exe extension. He can make it executable easily. The first line would indicate the interpreter to use.Rax Weber
By interpreter do you mean the Javascript engine? If so, it is already used by the browser to execute JS within the web page itself. Your solution suffices because I presume he meant that he wanted to open directly the web application through a browser by just clicking an executable. +1
Ryan
yes, he can execute javascript using a runtime like v8 or spidermonkey typically it would be node.js
Rax Weber
Yup, but that's a different story. All he wanted to do was just create a shortcut to open his web app. :)
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If this is to be compiled and run on Windows installations only then here's your answer: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7435xtz6(v=vs.100).aspx
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Java code is different from JavaScript. They might both be Object Oriented Programming (OOP), but JavaScript is specifically a scripting language. Its impossible to make a .exe file out of JavaScript.
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B''H Bi'ezras -- Boruch Hashem
nothing is impossible. You can make an EXE with machine language that interprets JavaScript, much like a web browser
You should try jsc.exe (under Windows only), NWJS or Electron.
The latest two are surely your best pick.
Edit: I would add NeutralinoJs to my previous suggestion. It's nice, simple and useful.
