> I tend to keep both the .exe and data on the network drive. This lessens > maintenence issues for the exe (updating it in one spot rather than many, > etc.). Use your file server for what it is meant to do.... this is true for contracts - but for in-house programming, where you can have constant enhancements to the app you can write a simple program that will automatically update the exes (if the server version is different than the local version) etc. Arnon