"Peter Crowther" <peter at crowther.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > Jerome Chan <eviltofu at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > How does one go about writing an application for squeak say under
> > > windows/macos/unix that is double clickable like a conventional
> > > application?
> 
> > From: Bruce ONeel [mailto:beoneel at mindspring.com]
> >   I don't know enough about windows to say anything beyond it
> > should be possible, but I don't know how.
> 
> The easiest way is simply to create an association between the .image suffix
> and the Squeak VM.  Precisely how this is done in the GUI varies by platform
> (as usual with MS), but look under Options or Folder Options in Explorer,
> pick the File Types tab, and add .image as a suffix.  Works a treat.
> 

Another way is to make a script file, batch file, shortcut, or whatever
is relevant for your platform.  Then you can specify *which* VM to use,
as well as adding command flags and setting up any necessary environment
variables.

This approach was used heavily in distributing MS-DOS software.



-Lex