>>First create a small exe that sits on the LAN and does nothing else but execute the real EXE.
>>In this starter you can compare the time data stamp on the real exe on the lan to a copy of
>>it on the local harddrive, if the lan version is newer, scopy it to the local drive and then
>>execute the copy on the local drive. If the lan version is not newer, then just execute the
>>copy on the local drive.
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>I would have said "the real APP", rather than EXE. Do you have a feel for which one is better?
>I haven't used this technique myself, so I can't speak reliably....

Garrett,

The difference between and app and an exe in VFP is surface only. Inside they are very much the same thing except that an EXE can be "executed". I don't imagine that there is any difference in terms of performance or memory usage or anything like that.