>Hi Denis
>Thanks for the url to molebox.
>Currently I use a setup program to gather all the files, exe, etc together for distribution. I think I will still have to continue to use that setup program, it's just that the exe will now contain a lot of the files. Right?
>Also am confused on which version to use for VFP7.1 (Standard or PRO). PRO has the ability to handle ActiveX controls, but I already handle them in the setup program. What are your thoughts?
>All help appreciated.
>Bill

I have bought the Pro version today. It has some extra features that may prove to be worth the extra dollars, if not now, then in the future.

What I could do with the standard version:

- Make an executable that also has to contain the APP-files, but cannot contain the runtime DLLs.

What I can do with the Pro version:

- Make an executable that contains all APP-files and the runtime DLLs. (And everything else you want to distribute.)

- Or, make an executable that only contains the EXE. Plus, make separate files for each APP, where their name can be anything, even the name of the original file. Plus, put the runtime DLLs in a separate file (file=package). Compression and encryption algorithm can be set for each package.

The 'byte-to-byte XOR' algorithm is not so strong and it does not affect the application speed at all, they claim in the faq. In my opinion it is appropriate enough for the runtime files package. Compression of the runtime files is handy, for it will reduce their size to 60 percent.

The procedure of having several apps in their own file also opens the possibility of having files shared by two or more applications. And that may be of importance for me in the future.