Hi jack,

>We have started to use VFP 7 here for new development but we have 2-3000 users all over the country running our VFP6 apps. How do we get all other those boxes installed with VFP runtimes? Many have internet access but many don't. We are guarenteed to spend 100s of hours supporting a runtime update. Any thoughts?

Faced, with the same problems, we've found a solution in, by useing AUTOIT script language. The script checks if the runtimes are installed, If so, it starts the application, if not, it starts the setup of the runtimes (created with Installshield Express FoxPro edition) after a short explanation what is happening. You can pass some parameters to the SETUP.EXE so that the setup only shows the progress of the installation and a dialog box if it needs a reboot, so that the user is not confronted with unneccesary dialog boxes.

The next time the user tries to start the application, the script recognizes the successfull install and starts the application inmediately.

Your only problem might be how to get those updates at the client's site.

Walter,