The thread had evolved beyond the initial question the the particular sub-thread Thomas was replying to. I can see how if read out of that context is would seem off-point.

>I don't understand the relevance of what you are saying to the question either. OTOH what caveat there might be using a dbf in an exe (knowing it is a readonly one)?
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>>What Thomas mentioned was an important caveat for sticking readonly dbf's in an exe.
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>>>>>>Certainly true, but for perf alone the exe should sit on client machine, facilitating updates via small loader...
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>>>>>Sorry I don't understand what do you mean.
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>>>>SMB problems only arise on Read/Write access across LAN barriers.
>>>>But the Exe should not sit on the server, but on the client, giving much better performance at the cost of a few MB of disc area.
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>>>I don't understand the relevance of what you are saying to the question. Anyway.