Hi Evan,

I was thinking about this, i use Option 3, but it is difficult to administer and i have to keep a local DBF file on each client with information about available databases and their paths (I think we all have to do something like this, am i right?)

I like Option 1, but i want to ask you some questions:

When the user clicks on the local icon, Is the EXE file loaded once from server to local pc? or we will have some more traffic on the network ?

How do you install VFP runtime on a client where you have never installed an EXE?

My network is small:
1 Server - 233 Mhz - 32MB (NT 4.0)
4 Clients - 133 Mhz - 16 MB (W 95)

What happpens if the number of clients is higher?

Thank you very much,

Juan Carlos


>Hi Pascal.
>
>I know of three options:
>1) EXE on server
>- everyone gets updates at same time
>- must wait until all users are off to update exe
>- easy to admin
>- no installation except VFP runtime on pc
>2) loader EXE on each workstation. This EXE checks for a newer program EXE on the server. If it is newer it downloads it to the local harddrive.
>- next time someone runs your they have the latest app
>- can update the EXE on the server at any time
>- more complexe to admin, loader EXE might have problems
>3) EXE on local pc
>- no really an efficient option
>- update to EXE requires programmer to visit each station
>
>I prefer option 1 since I can't always trust that I have permission to copy anything onto the local pc.
>