>it seems that the bare minimum is
>VFP500.dll, VFP5xyz.dll (vfp5enu.dll for english, vfp5heb.dll for Hebrew etc.) and version 2.20.4121 (or later) of OLEAUT32.DLL
>you may need more files liek VFP5OLE and ODBC drivers (but these has to be registered) etc.
>
Thanks, I did get it to work with these dlls after fiddling with things, but I guess the real question is, is it a good idea? (here I'm speaking only of apps that do not use local tables, etc.). If there is any complexity (like OLE/ODBC), then running a setup is certainly better...

On the other hand, we're moving into Intranet here where many apps are/will be run entirely off servers...but I still prefer the idea of local installs for files such as dlls...what do you think?