Running a .exe with Love2D

[Bannana97]

I am trying to make an automatic update .exe file.
Is it possible to execute .exe files with Love2D api?

[worldaway]

https://love2d.org/wiki/Game_Distribution

scroll down, it should help.

Also you made a typo.*love2d, not love3d

[Bannana97]

No not for distribution.
I wish to RUN a .exe file FROM the game, e.g.

love.run("C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe") or similar

[josefnpat]

I am trying to make an automatic update .exe file.
Is it possible to execute .exe files with Love2D api?

Unless you recompile love, you will not be able to run external executables. Consider doing it a bit differently:

Either:
a) Write up a bat file that runs your exe first, and then the game on launch
b) If the game is out of date, tell your users to run update.exe
c) Attempty to do the update via lua's io system (I haven't tried this) and then have the user restart the game.

I hope this helps a bit.

[Nixola]

Is a .bat file needed? Shouldn't "os.execute('nameofthe.exe')" be enough?

[josefnpat]

Is a .bat file needed? Shouldn't "os.execute('nameofthe.exe')" be enough?

Yeah, Boolsheet just corrected me on irc.

I am so out of it; os.execute() should do the trick as well.

[Robin]

It is possible (and pretty easy) to make a LÖVE game self-updating, that way your game is not platform-dependent and doesn't need an external program for updating.