>>>Thanks for the suggestions. I will use them to see if I can squeeze it further.
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>>>Using Crystal reports for reporting doesn't help as far as the install file size is concerned.
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>>>Cyril.
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>>I see - that would inflate it quite a bit (although I have no idea how much). Is it possible to separate the C.R. runtime, so that only those who don't have it installed already have to download it? Or even redirect them to the Web site for this part?
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>>I hope I am not suggesting anything illegal; I am not sure about the legal implications in this case.
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>I did some tests and this is how it looks:
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>Application and data files:    8 mB
>Help and PDF files:            3 mB
>FoxPro runtime files:          7 mB
>Crystal report runtime files: 10 mB
>Total:                        28 mB
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Is this compressed, or uncompressed?

>The Crystal part is a big chunk. I am thinking now of having two downloads, with and without reporting capability. The question now is would a 28mb download put people off, whereas they wouldn’t mind an 18mb download??

I was mainly thinking of the possibility that some already have C.R. installed, from some other installation. Also, the possibility of having report capabilities optional.

>Or doesn’t it matter at these sort of file sizes...

One way or the other, if someone has dial-up, he will probably only download it if he is quite convinced of the potential value of the download, before actually getting it. With a higher-speed connection, it doesn't matter much, IMO.