I've seen instances where there are 100+ users on the same server (it has to be a very fast and beefy server). You need to just keep in mind that each user gets a virtual session of Windows - so figure 70-100mb RAM for each user. You would also need to ensure that long processes (big reports, or batch processes) are either 1) run at night or during some non-peak time, or 2) done in such a way to as to limit the necessary processing needed by the local machine. Even with a very fast multi-processor machine, VFP will try to use everything it can when you ask it to run a report that takes hours to complete - and this might make the other sessions slow down (depends on the power of the server).

If all you have, however is 10 users accessing the machine - you should be fine.

Make sure each user is running a separate copy of the program - using a launcher, make the user a local temporary directory, and copy the executable files into this directory for the user to run. One thing that you have to think of is - we always write programs under the assumption that they will be run seperately on different machines accessing data on another machine. In this case, the program is running on the same computer and being accessed by different people simultaneously. It is always a good idea in general to run a separate copy of the program, but even more so in this case.

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>Hi thank you for answering my question. Do you know how many people can access through Terminal Services on a Windows 2000 Server that is connected to a T-1 line. I just want to make sure that if I have one Foxpro application that it will be fine if 10 people are using it at the same time.
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>>Have you thought of implementing a Terminal Server solution? With this you could allow all the people you need to have access to the program, and will keep from having to update multiple copies on the desktops.
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