> > >I develop applications mainly in FoxPro 2.6 for MS-DOS that > >are finally distributed as standalone .exes. I have had a > >barrage of requests from users who want to build their own reports. > > > >Any decent clue out there how to best achieve that? > > > >Secondly I have noticed that user defined windows do not GROW > >once that application is in standalone form though every readable > >text insists they should. Or is it a buggy documentation? > > > >Mathias Banda > > Report Writer is distributable, isn't it? So you can include CREATE/MODIFY > REPORT command into your app. Yes, but it's certainly not for most users. I gave a training course awhile ago in Foxfire! and a couple of students complained that I didn't touch at all on the Report Designer. So I gave a supplemental class in that and, about half way through, they admitted that it was more complicated than they wanted to deal with. I then joked that that's why they hired us outside consultants. And there are some users that I just wouldn't trust with SQL. /Paul