>Hi Craig

The exact error message displayed when I try to run the .exe file is "Visual Foxpr cannot start. Could not load resources" The computer is a P4 with 1GB of memory and many GB's of disk space, so it is a missing resource file, but I don't know which one.

I took your advice and created an install program with merge modules. I included the vfp8????.dll files plus the .exe files and the related .dbc, .dbx .dbf etc. When I run the setup program on my own computer it creates the appropiate directories installs the program and runs fine. When I do the same on the client computer everything installs fine but I receive the message "Visual Foxpro Cannot Start, Could Not Load Resources" and the application will not start. I know I am missing a support file of some sort but I don't know which one. I included the run time support libraries in the merge modules section of Installshield as well. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Carmen

You should use the merge modules and create an install program. You can use InstallShield Express that ships with VFP 8.
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>>Hello All
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>> I am doing a demo of an application written using VFP 8 and not having done this with version 8 I'm not sure of the files I need to include and in which directories they have to be put in. I know with VFP 6 I just had to have the .exe the .dbc and the correct .dll files, but I'm not sure if version 8 works the same. If someone could tell me the files necessary to run the .exe without doing an installation and where those files have to reside, I would appreciate it.
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>>Thanks in advance.
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>>Regards,
>>Carmen