>>>>Narendra
>>>Including the text files will work fine. The font files need to be on the users' disk since this is a Windows resource and Windows will look for it. I have a routine that will install a TrueType font from FoxPro, if you are interested.
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>>Rob,
>> If I include txt file in exe then will foll statement work properly
>> fp=fopen("test.txt") because i think this statement will only
>>search the file in current directory not in exe.
>>
>>Yes, I want routine for installing TTF thru Foxpro. It will help me a lot.
>>Many many thanks for that in advance
>>My email is: gentech@ad1.vsnl.net.in
>I think that the low-level file functions need the file to be on disk. I'm not sure, though. For sure if you "include" a file in the project it will be read-only. So, if you want to try it, make sure that you use read-only mode in the fopen() call.
>
>I'll send you my TTF install routine by private email.

Thanks, I got yr utility just now. Didn't go thru it, but at first it looks like it will work on 32 bit platforms only. But my application is to be distributed on both 16 bit & 32 bit platforms.
Thanks again
Narendra