>In addition to what Ed said:
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>I like a Command Window type of form that can be used to execute commands. I have my own, but I think there are some around here in the files section. Also, you will have to rememeber that any table structure changes will have to be made to the system when updating EXEs. Depending on your situation, the Command Window form can allow you to do this, or some type of (what I call) version control module in your system can take care of this task (with ALTER TABLE commands, etc.). It depends on how much on-site contact you have with the client.

Updating structures, indexes, views and the like are a potential source of trouble. Perhaps the single best investment I've made in terms of a third party VFP tool is SDT; the ability to distribute metadata updates and have them applied programmatically, as well as the great reindex and repair tools, have paid off tremendously. Most of the commercial frameworks already have hooks for SDT built in, too.

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>Joe
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>>I just distributed my first exe to a client and have a few questions.
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>>1) Why does the setup program put icons on the screen for foxuser.dbf and foxuser.fpt? Do I need them there?
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>>2) Is there a way I can look at a table in the app? They don't have VFP installed.
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>>3) If I need to remove practice records from a table, can I send them a new table with no records in it with the database, and the index files?
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>>4) For any changes to the program, can I just send the exe file?
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>>Thanks