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Option 1:

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Change your shipping app to have browser or automatic ftp support built in. This way when date expires, program will automatically launch ftp/browser to your site, check that they can continue using program and then transfer new date program to them in the correct location.

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My Advice: Shipping in week you say. I DON'T THINK SO!

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Option 2:

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Change your shipping app to have a message box or whatever to show them your url, (have seen here how you can embed a link on form) when their time is up. On your sever using asp (java, java script, vbscript) verify that they have rights to continue using program. Give them a link to download new file and tell them where to stick it, or zipit so it extracts where it needs to be.

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My Advice: Real quick on both sides. I personally would use this approach, given your shipping in a week. ASP stuff is real easy, can even have all this data driven on server side for verification and/or have the server build the new file before downloading to them.

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Option 3:

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Put a card in the shipping box with your url and tell them to go there if they ever have any problems. Put link to new file and have them download, if they ever find you.

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My Advice: Save the money don't buy the server. Just give them a phone number and/or snail mail address.

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Option 4:

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Wait until someone else gives you better Advice.

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My Advice: Patients

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>HTH
>Jeff
Hi Jeff.

Thank you for all the helpful suggestions. Option 2 looks somewhat promising. I already have code in the program that starts displaying a MessageBox that counts down the days until expiration starting 10 days before the program will expire. It really is not necessary to embed a link on a form or show them the URL. This is an intranet server that the sales reps will be using on a daily basis to perform other business functions. All I need to be able to do is add some functionality to the site to update their expiration dates.

I feel like such an ignoramus here because, as I said earlier, you can put what I know about web development in a thimble. But I figure that if it can be done, I can figure out how to do it when the server comes in.

Marcia