create a short PRG that will DO you main form and then put a READ EVENT right after that Arnon > >I have the progessional version of vfp3 > >First I built an EXE and it exited immediately after it started. I look in the manual - I see: > >"Troubleshooting: If your menu system works in the development environment but closes prematurely in your application, make sure you have a READ EVENTS command active while your menu system is running. Also be sure to include a CLEAR EVENTS command when you exit the menu system." > >Well... where do I put it? In various places, I get various different results (the load event of the main form, the unload event...) but the program doesn't function (my form window opens without any objects on it and just sits there.) I had to use ctrl+alt+delete - endtask to kill it! Aarrgh!