>>No offense intended, but may I ask why fine, and good enough are so often the answer? Why not go for the best performance, the easiest upgrade as opposed to trying to kick everyone off so you can put up a new exe? You're using a loader, so why say it's not necessary?
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>I explained the way I currently do it, and pointed out to alternatives often deemed better. Nor did I claim that the method I used was ideal. With that, I consider that I fulfilled my duty, as to giving correct information.
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>The question was about sharing the EXE. I don't see any major problem with that, although there may be better alternatives.

I guess that's exactly the point I'm trying to make. Why not go for the better alternative, regardless of if there are other approaches?

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>>The exe run from the server causes network traffic not just at the start, but continuously while the app runs, everytime the user starts a new form, or prg or whatever.
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>Won't the entire EXE eventually be in the local memory buffer? Assuming all the components are embedded in the EXE.

Nope.