>>Thanks Mark... you have been a big help.. OK, lets say I am setup and I have a working remote view. Then, I compile my visual foxpro program to an EXE file. Next, I create an install program using the Setup Wizard. Now, I want my users
>>to installed the program from SETUP.EXE on a network drive to their PC. MY
>>question is... Will I also have to install the ORACLE parts on each one of their
>>PCs?... thanks ..rob
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>Yes. Each workstation will have to have an IP address and SQL*Net. You may be able to get away with creating a "zipped" file with all the C:\ORAWIN(95) files and directory structure. Create a supplemental installation step that creates the C:\ORAWIN(95) directory then unzips thie file while creating the same directory structure. The VFP setup wizard does allow for an executable to be launched after a user has completed the installation. I have not experimented with this feature, but you might try creating an extra executable to install the ORAWIN files automatically.
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>Unfortunately, I do not know of a fully automated way of installing IP addresses on workstations.

thanks again Mark - these had been a big help...After I am connected to an
Oracle database, can I treat this connections like another database in visual foxpro and will my coding and the way I handle REMOTE VIEWS be he same? Inotherwords, can I treat Oracle as I would treat a Visual Foxpro DBF?...rob