>i have this problem with the program onceonly which i use to ensure that the user only executes the EXE once only.
>the program uses the WINAPI findwindow, bringwindowtotop and showwindow functions
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>the problem is
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>if i compile my prg as an EXE and distribute it, it does not run, however if the user machine has visual fox pro installed there is no problem.
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>i can understand that there must be some other file i need to have in the directory from where i run my program other than the normal DLLs that are used, but which one ?

Nikki,

This may help http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFP9RuntimeFiles~VFP