>> i run my exe from the VFP IDE, we have this facility
>> to run the Exe in the VFP IDE and i can come back to
>> the IDE from the exe. when i run a report and make
>> changes to any of my progrmas and try to rebuild the
>> exe with the same name. i am getting an error
>> "OBJECT FILE exe path IS IN USE AND CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE MEMORY"

Even after
SET PROCEDURE TO
SET CLASSLIB TO
CLEAR ALL
CLOSE ALL?

Huh. Weirdly, this exact problem happened to me today. Yup, the error is "Object file c:\myapp\myapp.exe is in use and cannot be removed from memory."

CLEAR PROGRAM and CLEAR RESOURCES don't help either. Bummer.

Ok, well the solution is "don't do that", I guess...