Rebecca,

You could zip your datafiles and create a batch file, which you can run automatically after installation, to ask whether to overwrite the dbf files.

Just my $0.02

Rex


>vfp 3.0 win 95
>
>Hello All,
>
>Have a question about the installation of dbf files.
>Once user have made first installation and run software
>for months a problem occurs and they need to reinstall
>software. Problem occurs when empty dbf files over
>write existing dbf files and wipes out their data.
>
>The only thing I can come up with is to offer 2 options
>of installation one with dbf files and one without the
>dbf files. Is there a better way to do this?
>
>Thanks and have a good day.
>
>Becky