Distributable Files in Visual FoxPro Distribution Kit

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

This article tells you which files from the Visual FoxPro Distribution Kit you may and may not distribute with your applications.

This information is also available in the Visual FoxPro Help file under Distributable Files.

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Distributable Files for Visual FoxPro

You may distribute any Visual FoxPro file that is not restricted. Pursuant to the Microsoft License Agreement you received with Visual FoxPro, files must be distributed in conjunction with a corresponding application. The following guidelines apply to distributable files.

Setup Wizard

Any files in the Visual FoxPro DISTRIB.SRC and SETUP directories that are required to support a corresponding application may be distributed. When you use the Setup Wizard to create distribution disks, it automatically places the required files from these directories on the distributable disks in a compressed format. Upon installation, these file are decompressed and are installed by name in the appropriate directories on the user's computer. It is not necessary to copy these files to your distribution tree.

Samples

Files in the Visual FoxPro SAMPLES and API\SAMPLE directories are provided for you to learn from and build on. Although you may not distribute unmodified Visual FoxPro sample applications, you may refer to portions of sample application code as examples for building your own application. If you use any files in the Visual FoxPro SAMPLES or API\SAMPLE directories (including all .BMP, .ICO, and .CUR files), these files must be included in your project and in the application build. They must not appear by name on the distributable disks and may not be distributed independent of your applications.

Class Libraries

You can use any .VCX file without modification in your applications. The libraries must be included in your project and in your application build.

ODBC Files

Please refer to the Microsoft License Agreement you received with Visual FoxPro for specific restrictions with respect to your redistibution of ODBC files.

Restricted Files

Visual FoxPro contains many files that are licensed for your use only for design, development, and testing purposes. See LICENSE.TXT, located in your Visual FoxPro directory, for a list of restricted files.

If your application contains any of these files, remove them. Under the terms of the Microsoft License Agreement you received with Visual FoxPro, you are not permitted to ship these files in your application or on your disks. The Setup Wizard checks for these files and will exclude them from distributable disk sets. Do not assign these filenames to any files you distribute. The Setup Wizard excludes any file that has a name identical to one on this list.