I need to create a simple program launcher which runs off of cd and
launches
a program off of the cd. It must also check the values in an ini
file.
The launcher program must run on all versions of Windows.
I have read that C++ and Delphi are the only two languages which could
reliably accomplish this task. I have tried Delphi and it worked well
but my employer does not want to pay Borland's license fee.
I know nothing about C++ but I am familiar with Java.
Does anyone have sample C++ code which shows how to create a single
windows form with buttons on it? I also need sample code for
launching applications and for reading an ini file.
Does anyone know of any IDEs (besides Borland C++) or languages which
could help me accomplish this task?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.