Oh, I agree if it's a problem, it should be fixed. Sounds like help is on it's way for that particular problem.

>And now, with the info I got here, I'm doing a CLEAR ALL / CLOSE ALL / CLEAR RESOURCES. <g> So far, with that technique, no hangs . . .
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>But really, should we have to do that. My program shutdown code does a CLEAR ALL / CLOSE ALL as about the last thing before it quits. Anyway, it seems to be a bug that they are fixing in VFP 9 SP 1.
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>Thanks,
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>Russell
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>>>>FWIW, I have never seen VFP lock up during a compile, in any version.
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>>>I'm glad. Does this mean it doesn't happen to me, either?
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>>>From the VFP 9 SP1 (beta) bug fix list:
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>>>Project Manager - VFP hangs rebuilding app after error that classlib is in use
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>>Never did doubt that it does happen, just that I've never seen it. That's why the FWIW. It also could be because I always do a CLEAR ALL/CLOSE ALL before building, too.