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The Size of the EXE !
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Visual FoxPro
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Project manager
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>Well we have spent months creating the new application on to find that the
>EXE file is over 15Mb and that does not include the \Reports or \Graphics
>that we have excluded from the Project Manager.
>
>We cannot have an EXE that size, especially if we want to produce a patch/patch every three months, which will be required to update the application with the latest information. Client will get fed-up of downloading such a large file every quarter.
>
>Obviously, we need to split this up into bits...How ?
>
>We can't find a solution within the Project manager
>
>Regards
>
>Daniel
>
>PS Has anyone found a copy of VFP7 upgrade in the United Kingdom...if so where ?

In addition to what Larry and Dan said, make sure that you have packed you vcx libraries. Vcxs suffer from bloat the more they are modified, and often go down to 1/10 of their size or more after they are packed, which will reduce the size of your exe.
Erik Moore
Clientelligence
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