>>>If you build an executable with VFP 9 SP2 (without using any specific new features of SP2) and try to run this .EXE on the PC where VFP 9 SP1 runtime is installed, will it bomb?
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>>don't think so
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>Thank you. As you can probably guess from my question, I am trying to update the application to VFP 9 SP2 but many customers still have the VFP 9 SP1 on their desktops. And I want to be sure that it won't be a problem.
I'd be inclined to get users to upgrade their runtime e.g. include a VERSION() check in your code, and if the runtime isn't the latest, issue a warning and point them to
http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/FoxPro/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=125 .
Regards. Al
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