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>(Weird) UPDATE: On a network share I am able to run the EXE when there is NO config.fpw. As soon as I include a config.fpw the exe cannot connect to the backend SQL Server database.
>I have spent the morning trying to find different system variables, SETs but haven't pinpointed it yet.
>BTW, I do not have a config.fpw in my VFP home directory. If one does not exist, is there an internal one that VFP uses?
>Thanks Al for pointing me to the config.fpw!
>Ed

This article will answer most of your questions. http://rickschummer.com/blog/2008/06/vfp-include-configfpw-in-exe.html