>Hi,
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>I have bought VFP7 but procrastinated. Now I'd like to jump to 8.
>I have 100 users on a LAN, but the executable is on the client, (automatically replaced when there is a new version on the Server).
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>Can I just write a routine to copy the runtime files from the Server to system 32 on the client and register them the same way as an acivex or a local com?
>
>Thanks
With VFP 6, I did this through a small setup program, created with the Setup Wizard. Since the Setup Wizard insisted on installing something, and I didn't really need to copy an executable, I installed calc.exe. The thusly created setup program can include ActiveX controls, updates to the runtimes (DLL), etc.
I am not sure how this would be done with VFP 8.
The way I explained it above, a small program needs to be run on each client machine. I don't know if this can be automated any further.
Hilmar.
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