>>I have an odd one here...
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>>I have a project with a single top-level form and use both

Application.Visible = .F.

in the Main program and SCREEN=OFF in CONFIG.FPW.
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>>However, I cannot successfully re-build the EXE (file access denied) unless I include a

Application.Visible = .T.

in the form's QueryUnload.
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>>The result is that the VFP SCREEN shows up after clicking the X-box on the form, needing its X-box (VFP's screen) to be clicked too.
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>>Is there a workaround for this... Keep VFP's screen invisible so that it does NOT require to be closed at exit?
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>>Thanks
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>Does Windows Task Manager show your .EXE as still running after you exit your application? Sounds like you're not exiting VFP (still in an active READ EVENTS).

Well including Application.Visible = .T. lets the EXE go away properly, so I think the exiting is OK. I also do not get the infamous "Cannot quit VFP" message. But without that line in QueryUnload() it *does* stay in the "Appliations" list of Task Manager.

I tried Borislav's suggestion and I have a similar problem after I run the EXE except that now it appears in Task Manager's "Processes" list! I can run the exe several times and a new item will be added to the "Processes" list for each time. And of course it is not re-buildable in that case too.

Since people achieve this all the time I assume it is doable.