Hi Aashish,

The setup I would recommend is to create an application which will check for versions on the local machine and the one on server. You could use date-time of files for comparision. If the local exe is an older version then the exe from the server will be copied on the local machine. Finally, after the checking is done this app will run the local exe.

This way developement can continue and when you have an update, all you have to do is change the copy on the server and all the users will have an update when they run the app.

This should solve all your speed problems.

>Hi Kamal,
>
>What you advised is perfectly right but the software is on-line development everytime.
>As this MIS is a software which is taking care of Marketing,Indenting,Import,Export,Payroll,Financial Accounting.
>Hence Marketing,Indenting,Import,Export,Payroll is completed but still keep requiring changes hence on-line development all the time.
>
>So, i think no possibility of keeping an application copy on each node.
>
>What problems me is the speed in which VFP opens MS-WORD?
>
>thanks
>Aashish
>
>>Hi Aashish,
>>
>>Firstly, You don't need to install VFP on each users machine. You need to put the EXE on each local user's machine and keep the data on the server. That should do it.
>>
>>>>Are you using a Microsoft Peer to Peer Network or a third party? (Lantastic etc..) In the Peer to Peer network is everyone set up as a server or just some people and finally where are you pulling the applications from? Over the network or from the Users own hard drive (In the Case of Word lets say)
>>>>
>>>>Thanx!
>>>>Bob :-)
>>>>
>>>>>Six month back i developed a software for an indenting agent in which i am controlling all the communication part.
>>>>>'Communication In' is entered by scanner source.
>>>>>'Communication Out' is MS-Word auto standard created letter through OLE.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now the problem:
>>>>>My software is running with peer-to-peer network .
>>>>>My Data and Logic resides with the Pentium 200 MMX with 32 MB as a server and all nodes having runtime visual foxpro working with Pentium 120 with 32MB.
>>>>>
>>>>>After installation speed was not so good but still manageable but now the condition has arised that you have to click and wait for a minute and in case of MS-WORD opening it takes 2.5 to 3 minutes.
>>>>>
>>>>>Being myself a network technical person tried all the upgradation in the topology and ethernet card but still the problem exist.
>>>>>
>>>>>Pentium-120 is no doubt out-dated but there seems no problem where it can be so slow.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any help welcomed
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>Aashish
>>>>>aashee@hotmail.com
>>>
>>>i am using microsoft peer to peer my application is comming from the server itself but the vfp is installed on client side.
>>>
>>>I have maded my server as mis server and mapped it with a drive say W: and then the path to my application.
>>>
>>>Software like work and winfax is installed in client side only my vfp application and data is there on server.
>>>
>>>My word made files are storing on server under fax directory my auto naming.
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>aashish