> >> I want to install an application developed in VFP 5 onto a network > server, > >> and enable users to be able to install the application anytime in the > >> future, from the network installation, so that they are using the > >> application and database off the network. This is acheived with > MS-Access > >> by running SETUP with the Administrators option (/A) to install it on > the > >> network drive, then a user could install the application by running > SETUP > >> from the network drive and selecting Workstation installation, which > would > >> install the DLLs, OCXs, icon, etc, to run the application off the > network. > >> VFP does not seem to provide this facility. When I try to do SETUP /A > it > >> says SETUP does not support this option. An invalid option reveals all > >> options available (/A is listed) as well as a /Y which "installs > without > >> copying files". > >> Does anyone know how I can acheive the network installation I'm after, > >> perhaps by getting /A to work, or does anyone know just what the /Y > option > >> does? > > > >As ever, my suggestion is to use InstallShield. This lets you to setup > >and select from any type of installation, including one where you copy > >over just the libraries and icons, and leave the main .EXE file, all of > >the data, and everything else on the server. > > Does installshield come with VFP professional or is it a separate buy? InstallShield is a separate product. www.installshield.com