>>Hi all,
>>
>>Does anyone know where I can find a VFP EXE Loader utility for installing on a user's workstation and being able to recognize a newer version of the app on the network and copying it to the local drive? I would also expect it would do memory checking etc.
>>
>>I'm sure this type of utility has already been done and can be deployed as a generic tool but I'd also be interested in any samples.
>>
>>Let me know.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>-JT
>
>Jeff,
>
>I use a VBScript file to do basically the same thing. The script is generated when the application is installed. I also check for, and, if necessary install the Windows Script Host at this time to make sure that I can use the script. The listing that follows is a slightly modified version of a generated script.

Dim oFSO, oLocal, oRemote, cExe, cLocal, cRemote, oShell, cParm
>cExe = "MY.EXE"
>cLocal = "C:\LOCAL\"
>cRemote = "F:\REMOTE\"
>cParm = " -cC:\LOCAL\MY.fpw"
>Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
>Set oRemote = oFSO.GetFile(cRemote & cExe)
>If Not oFSO.FileExists(cLocal & cExe) Then
>  oRemote.Copy cLocal
>Else
>  Set oLocal = oFSO.GetFile(cLocal & cExe)
>  If oRemote.DateLastModified > oLocal.DateLastModified Then
>    oRemote.Copy cLocal
>  End if
>End if
>oShell.Run(cLocal & cExe & cParm)

Sorry if this comes through twice. The UT's hiccuping again.


Doug Hennig has a great article on this and a sample application on the stonefield database toolkit website!!