How self extracting encryption files can be made?

[Sathyavady]

Can any body help me to develop an application that will encrypt a file ,this encrypted file should be self extractable in a machine in which the encryption tool not installed ..How is it possible ?how can we associate a file with an exe that contains the decrypting mechanism ...?
Thanks..

 

[chiph]

Unless you're doing this for personal fulfillment, why not use WinZip, which has this ability?

Chip H.

 

[PcLinuxGuru]

I would start by reading and learning about cryptography and encryption.... Then learn programming...

Then I would put them both together.