>>>>What is the difference between compiling an APP in Visual FoxPro and compiling and EXE? Is there an advantage if you use one over the other.
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>>>>Thanks
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>>>The biggest difference is you don't need the entire VFP development environment to run an EXE but you do for an APP. EXEs only require the VFP run-time libraries.
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>>Larry
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>>Nope! A VFP EXE can run a VFP APP without the development version. The only difference is that an APP file doesn't contain the necessary header information required to start the application. One advantage of launching an APP from an EXE is that the APP can dynamically link to form's, modules, etc. in the EXE. All you have to do is include them in the project, but mark them as excluded.
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>I used a poor choice of words.
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>EXEs only need the VFP run-time libraires to run. APPs require either the full VFP development environment or a catalytic agent such as an EXE (with the VFP run-time libraries) to run.
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>Better guys? :-)

Yep!< s > In certain situations, it's much more efficient, from a development standpoint for one, to use a EXE to provide the services common to all applications and have it start them. The APPs will be smaller and easier to maintain. If a change is required in the services housed by the EXE, you only have to make it there, and deploy the single file. Otherwise, you'd have to recompile and distribute all the applications using those services.