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Windows .exe Application Creation Error

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Dracodino300

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Whenever I try to export my game as a .exe, it comes up with this error:
followed by this:
And here's what's in the compile window:
Code:
Reading project file....finished.
Compile Constants...finished.
Remove DnD...finished.
Compile Scripts...finished.
Compile Objects...finished.
Compile Timelines...finished.
Compile Triggers...finished.
Compile Rooms...finished.
Compile Extensions...finished.
Final Compile...finished.
Saving IFF file... C:\Users\Daniel\AppData\Local\Temp\gm_ttt_5348\gm_ttt_32563\Shoot 'Em Up.win
Writing Chunk... GEN8
Writing Chunk... OPTN
Writing Chunk... EXTN
Writing Chunk... SOND
Writing Chunk... AGRP
Writing Chunk... SPRT
Writing Chunk... BGND
Writing Chunk... PATH
Writing Chunk... SCPT
Writing Chunk... SHDR
Writing Chunk... FONT
Writing Chunk... TMLN
Writing Chunk... OBJT
Writing Chunk... ROOM
Writing Chunk... DAFL
Writing Chunk... TPAGE
Writing Chunk... CODE
Writing Chunk... VARI
Writing Chunk... FUNC
Writing Chunk... STRG
Writing Chunk... TXTR
0 Compressing texture... writing texture texture_0.png... 
Writing Chunk... AUDO
Writing Chunk... SCPT
Writing Chunk... DBGI
Writing Chunk... INST
Writing Chunk... LOCL
Writing Chunk... STRG
Stats : GMA : Elapsed=1878.3529
Stats : GMA : sp=95,au=0,bk=2,pt=0,sc=0,sh=0,fo=0,tl=0,ob=12,ro=1,da=0,ex=0,ma=101,fm=0x40280020
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\iexpress.exe /N __SelfExtractingArchive_file__.sed

Create finished: 01:53:30
Not really sure what other info I can give. Just looking to get this export to work.
 
Have you tried removing the apostrophe from your project name?

So instead of Shoot 'Em Up, you just call it Shoot Em Up

Bit of a guess, but that might be causing problems with the compiler/exporter.
 
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Dracodino300

Guest
I never fail to realise that special characters mess up file names.... lemme give that a try.

Edit: Yep, that worked. Did even need to change anything in the game, only the "Save As" title and it worked fine. Thanks for the quick help peri!
 
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