Claude,
Registering a DLL (or OCX) is usually done by an installer, or can be done manually with regsvr32.exe. This places an entry in the Registry so that any application looking for this file can locate it without it being in the OS PATH.

DEPENDS.EXE is a windows utility that's available from MS that shows the system files and other .DLLs that a given program may depend on. It was included in Visual Studio 5 / 6, and also comes with C++ and most of the OS Resource Kits. It may even be available as a download at MSDN.

Have you checked your VFP 7.0 CD in the "technical articles" directory, for the "vfpdeploy.doc" information?

Also, you might want to consider reading the FREE Whil Hentzen article on the FoxTalk Magazine web site. http://www.pinnaclepublishing.com/ft - 'Where is the Setup Wizard?' and Other Annoying InstallShield Questions !

Rick

>>Did you register these three files? You may also need to update some of the system files that these depend on if the server hasn't been kept "up-to-date".
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>Not sure what you mean by registering the 3 files. How do check and how I do that?
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>You can use the Depends utlity to check what files are dependent. That's why
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>What is the depends utility and how do I use it?
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>sometimes it easier to let the hard work that someone else already did to create the installer merge files is really easier in the long run.
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>I tried using installsheild express that comes with VFP 7, but could not find documentation and screens are no help.
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>>Rick
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>>>I tried copying the following files to the server.
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>>>I get an error message theat a required DLL is missing. Unfortunately I am not getting a filename, just the name of the mapped folder.
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>>>Any help appreciated.
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>>>Why is ir so hard to test and distribute applications in VFP 7?
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>>>>- msvcr70.dll
>>>>- vfp7r.dll
>>>>- vfp7renu.dll
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>>>>>This probalblely been covered but I could not find it.
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>>>>>What run time files are needed to execute a VFP 7 application (.exe)? I want o copy files to a server to test it. Installshield seems like overkill and documentation on how to use it is not clear.