No, I didn't set it at all. I only build an exe from the application. That is all the difference between the two. In them there are 6 select-sql's of which results change somehow.

>My guess is that SET DELETED is OFF in one and ON in the other.
>
>>Hi,
>>why does an exe application give a different result from the application run from within vfp? It is a simple export to excel but the figures I got from the exe are completely diffrent from those given by the application run by vfp.
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>>Thanks
>>Tamas