>I have an application to install on a network. I've read some of the info on UT about this & have a question. I used the setup wizard to create install disks. I can install the application from them onto the local drive. My question is - can I install the application on each work station from these disks & then install the exe & dbc, dbf, cdx on the network drive & have the shortcut point to the network drive & then delete the exe & data from the work station?
>I'm trying to install this application via modem.
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>Thanks for the help.

Yes, Jane. That will work. Here are some things that will make it easier - starting from the simplest.

1) Create a network install (netsetup in the install wizard) instead of a disk install, and place them in the destination network directory. Run your workstation installs from that instead of from floppies.

2) Distribute only the VFP runtime files. The way I do this is to take a small text file (dummy.txt) in an otherwise empty directory and rename it to dummy.exe. If you run the VFP Setup Wizard and tell it to distribute dummy.exe, it will do this for you. All other installation options should be identical. (Alternatively, you can create a small VFP application that simply launches the exe on the network - that way you have better control over icons and shortcuts).