Hello Ravi,

I'm with Elmer...you can use a configuration file to hold the licensing information for each customer. You can encrypt the file, or employ other measures (such as a checksum) to make sure the file has not been tampered with.

Then you only need one .exe. :)

>>This seems like a design issue that would be better handled by making the client number a variable (rather than hard coded) that can either be passed to the exe
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>Each time I get a new order, the client's number is entered as a variable which is then stored in a prg file, which during billing, is called and the number stored in that prg file is then stored in another varibale to process the bills. This means that if the client has another location which means a different number, he/she has to get another licenced copy of the software.
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>However for clients who operate in outside offices, I plan to give them the ability to bill for services rendered in other plances (client numbers).
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>Porblem is that this hardcoding goes all over the program and tracing it can be a nightmare. Thats why I am trying to give them separate executables in separate directories. The size of the executable is around 2558KB compressed.
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>>If there are other differences, can they be handled through configuration rather than duplicating code in multiple places?
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>Yes, the number of users is also hardcoded, but does not affect billing.
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>>But in any event, if you need to create desktop icons, the function that I provided should work for you.
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>I usually, compress using PKZIp and then PKzip installs the folders etc in the startup folders, but does not do desktop shortcuts.