HI GUYS! MISS ME?

(BTW...........WHO is Lori and where are Paul and Phil?)

Here's the deal:

I worked for <large oil co. that start with an "e"> a couple of years ago and designed a database for some engineers. Now THEIR boss has retired and wants me to do the same (almost identical) thing for him so that he can use it as a consultant to the oil industry.

Now that I work for a software company, I realize that I should create the software for the guy in VB using an Access backend and sell it to him rather than doing work for him on an hourly basis and HE own the code. But, the problem is, until now, I didn't have to worry about deployment of <whatever> because I worked in small companies and could install whatever I needed to manually.

SO.........How do I go about deploying an executable with all relevant dll's? Also, can I create Crystal Reports and somehow include them in the executable? Does CR have to be installed on the recipient's machine? A viewer?

The database that I originally created (or should I say "WE" created?) was in Access and I've learned a LOT since then. I left them <large oil co. that starts with an "e"> an .mdb file that could be editted. I don't wanna do it that way now. I want to create a VB6 executable that has an Access backend but I want to be able to lock down everything I can so that if they need any additional reports or enhancements, they will have to come to ME.

Please give me any feedback you can but PLEASE don't be negative. I've had enough of THAT for a lifetime.

Thanks, Guys!

Love & Kisses,
L