IIRC, you need at least SP3(beter SP5) for COMPILE command to work. IOW, VFP6 runtime files are pre SP3 on the PC where it generates an error.

>Have a routine that creates, compiles and executes a temporary program. The compile command is crashing with "feature not available", error 1001.
>
>This routine has worked for years until recently. Nothing in the routine has changed. It fails in the stand-alone exe application only, but works fine in the FoxPro 6 environment. Any ideas? The source follows:

>function ProcessRecord
>lParameters lcRoutine
>
>*-- save the current routine
>copy memo --from a field in a table-- to &jcTempFolder.\&lcRoutine..Prg
>            *-- I confirmed the above program is still correct
>compile &jcTempFolder.\&lcRoutine..Prg
>            *-- The above command is the one that crashes
>*--  and execute
>do &jcTempFolder.\&lcRoutine..Fxp
>
>return