Sergey:

Thanks for all the info.

I'm making painful progress. I now have CLEAR EVENTS in the 'Close' button:

Thisform.Release()
CLEAR EVENTS

and READ EVENTS in the controlling program:

DO FORM c:\posprgs\utils\skud.scx
READ events

BUT, the following code works in the IDE, but not in the EXE. It is in a button called 'List Dupes', which is supposed to display a text file created in another button.:

Thisform.ListDupes()

*Method ListDupes - doesn't seem to execute
LOCAL lcPath

lcPath = ADDBS(justpath(FULLPATH(thisform.FileName)))
MODIFY FILE (lcPath + 'SKUDUPES.TXT') NOEDIT 

It's the MODI FILE that is not execcuting - I put in some WAIT WINDOW commands.

One more problem: In the task manager I still see the EXE file exen after I close with thisform.release()

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>
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>>I guess I need some basic tutoring on form design:
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>>I have a form that works well in interactive VFP. I have a PRG that executes it thus:
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>>DO FORM c:\posprgs\utils\skud.scx
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>>The problem occurs when I compile it into an executable EXE file from a project. When I double click on the EXE, it flickers momentarily and that's it.
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>>To solve the problem, I found that the following will work:
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>>DO FORM c:\posprgs\utils\skud.scx
>>READ events
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>>The problem now is that it brings up not only the form itself, but also the VFP window, which refuses to go away even after I press a button and execute the thisform.release() method.
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>>So:
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>>1) Why do I need a READ EVENTSonly in the EXE but not in interactive VFP?
>>2) What is the READ EVENTS really doing?
>>3) I don't need the VFP window. How can I stop it from displaying and then refusing to go away?
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>Yossi