>My own follow-up.
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>After I posted the message, I realized that if this were a permissions error, then if I run VFP "as administrator", the problem might go away. And it did.
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>Anyone know the offending folder/file?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
Try activating Output window of Debug before running build. This way you'll see the offending file.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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