Thanks Christof It is a mix. As well as the exe which is fine in program files, there is data that can either be on the server or local. Plus there is a local data for individual users. So it's all of them. I like the idea of the %user%/application data though. That sounds like a good plan. As far as setup programs go, I'm used to the old one that came with VFP. I don't really want to learn Inno. Al
-----Original Message----- Al, If you need to store files that only the current user needs to access, then they go into the user's home directory. Application Data is the perfect place for this. If you have data that is shared among users then this data either goes onto a share on a server, or in a directory that your setup program creates in a place of your (or your user's choice) along with the correct permissions. The setup needs to be executed by an administrator. Look at c:\inetpub as an example. If you don't want a setup program and don't want to deal with permissions, your program goes onto a second partition or drive (eg. D:\). Any partition other than the system partition is set up for read/write access by default. -- Christof _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/008601cf654e$93ba5370$bb2efa50$@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
