John

one-question-one-thread is the rule here. It's much more easy to answer if one only pick one of your questions. If a thread is ongoing it might not attract others.

I can not follow half of your questions do to the colloqiual way you use - that's to hard for me in foreign language. Fore example_ Large files opening and in the same sentence exe. Do you mean large exe opening or opening large files while exe is running?

To #1
google is a good source for multiple instances of VFP
see http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=809782 for example

To #4
It's better to have the exe on a terminal server then to have the exe local and move the data through the network. To much traffic. At least if you use VFP native data. There are minor settings that will improve TS performance - but there are other sites that list them perfectly. Please don't mind if I don't list them - I would need to google too.



>Here they are - please feel free to help yourselves!
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>1. How to stop multiple instances of your app being opened on the same PC.
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>2. How to 'distract' the user for a few seconds while large files open, so they don't think diddly is happening, and try opening the exe again.
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>3. Any way to reset a data environment to 'virgin' state - as it was after tables were opened in data environment. The app presently has a load of tables open, and runs child windows sharing those tables. Every nowwwww and then something happens to upset the apple cart all of a sudden it's brains are scrambled - I am sure it is returning with an index out of order, or a filter not reset, but the plowing thru the code on a low budget - oi...
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>4. The app I am supporting runs on a server - each PC is mapped to it, and runs the exe on the server. Would it be a lot faster if the exe were to run on the local PC, and just have the data mapped? And what are the demons to look for in that?
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>I know there were more, but after a 17hr day, they have gone missing, and I will post them when they return.
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>Thanks for the help!