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    joshua-anderson
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    I would like to deploy my Qt application on windows with visual studio 2012 x64. However, outside of Qt Creator, it will not run.

    My process is:

    Set QT Creator to release

    Copy Over the Necessary Dll's

    Add CONFIG += embed_manifest_exe ro my .pro file

    However, Nothing happens when I launch the executable. Is their anything I am missing?

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      dbzhang800
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      Have you deploy the plugins which is needed by your application?

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        Violet Giraffe
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        Offtopic: what does CONFIG += embed_manifest_exe do?

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          SGaist
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          Hi,

          Please read the "deployment documentation":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtdoc/deployment-windows.html

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            joshua-anderson
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            Hello!

            SGaist:
            I read the documentation when I tried to get my application to run
            outside of the ide. I need help because I try to run my program outside of the ide and nothing happens, no error, nothing in task manager.

            Violet Giraffe:
            The link to where I learned about CONFIG += embed_manifest_exe is here:

            I'm not convinced it is necessary, but I figured it doesn't hurt.

            http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtdoc/deployment-windows.html#manifest-files

            1+1=2:

            I'm not sure what you mean by adding the plugins folder. I haven't seen a single qt windows program with a plugins folder by the exe (Is the plugins folder for qml, which I'm not using?).

            Everyone:

            Is there anything I could do to cause my working executable not to do anything I when I try to launch it outside of the ide.

            Thanks!

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              SGaist
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              The plugin folder contains i.e. the plugins to handle various image types, database drivers etc...
              And there's the platform plugins that you have to put in a platform folder beside you exec.

              You can also create a dummy application showing a QLabel and try to start it to see if you've got the dlls right

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                joshua-anderson
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                I tried another application, and copied all the dll It gave me error's for. After I copied all the dll's that it gives me error's for, when I try to start the app, nothing happens. Is the platform folder mandatory?

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                  It is indeed

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                    joshua-anderson
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                    Is the platform folder something added in QT 5, I haven't seen it in any qt apps on windows before.

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                      Yes it is, it's explained in the "deployment documentation":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtdoc/deployment-windows.html

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