Sergey,

I never use the Microsoft SETUP program. Always send my apps in Zip FORMAT.

If you read the documentation (in VFP5 go Help / Documentation and look
for the topics on Distributing your applications), you will find the
WHOLE list of the files you need. There are surprisingly few files that
you need. The ones you absolutely need are (for VFP5) :

VFP500.DLL
VFP5ENU.DLL
VFPODBC.DLL
VFPODBC.TXT (not absolutely needed)
VFPOLE50.DLL

FOXUSER.DBF (If you use FOXUSER.DBF)
FOXUSER.FPT

As explained in the documentation, these files need to be either in the
same directory as your EXE, or in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.

Michel.

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>Interesting question in VFP 5 - what support files (DLLs etc.) are needed to produce an installation disks in order to make a complete installation of application on user's PC ? Other words - if to create setup by means of VFP Setup Wizard, all necessary files (application+support) are automatically placed onto install disks and no problem occurs. But VFP Setup Wizard is too limited and uncomfortable. I've decided to use a third-party installer CreateInstall 3.25. It's much more suitable. But now I have to know, what support files must be included on application setup disks.
>I tried to determine support files, included by VFP Setup Wizard - there are about 40 files (DLLs,HLPs,CNTs etc.) with total size over 8 Mb !!! And this is only for very simple setup creation, i.e. when in VFP Setup Wizard I indicate only installation of VFP Run-time and FoxPro drivers. It results in 4-disks installation for a primitive application (EXE = 25 Kb) with support files (8 Mb). How can I find, what DLLs & Co I need to be included in install ? I don't understand, for instance, what's a purpose of MSJR32.DLL, MSCX3032.DLL and other lot of them. Are all of them of great importance ? Must I try to create setup without each of them to determine, if app will run or not ?
>For information - I use Visual FoxPro 5.0a; my application works only with native VFP tables; no SQL involved.
>Waiting for any advice.
>
>Sergey Rewa
>reware@cafe.redcom.ru