Sounds like the old lack of "READ EVENTS" syndrome :-)
>Hoping someone has good advice on this...
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>I developed a simple utility app in vfp9 that performs beautifully in dev environment. I packaged it using InstallShield Express (whatever came with vfp8) and installed it on same box. The application starts for a millisecond (all I see is a very brief flash of something, what exactly it is I don't know).
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>As I said the app works flawlessly in dev.
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>Thanks
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>Alan
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>Some additional ponderings...
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>1) Why does an app that compiles as a 34k executable become an 8MB setup.exe after InstallShield? I know there are runtimes and other supporting files but jeeze!
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>2) What can I do to prevent FOXUSER.FPT and FOXUSER.DBF from cluttering my desktop every time I use an app?
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