>I am creating a new application in VFP7. It will be installed on a server and there are many workstations that do not have the runtime to execute the application.
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>Is there a way that when the remote users clicks on the exe program the first time, the application would know that there is no runtime installed and that it would launch an automatic installation for the runtime or is this just wishfull thinking?
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>Thanks

how 'bout a good ole batch file?
If 'some file exists that is from your program'
run the exe
otherwise
run the setup