>Using MSXML6 appears to have resolved it but I would still like to know why the compiled exe errored and running the relevant form within the IDE did not.
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>Thanks for your help


(1) The link I provided http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSXML says that msxml 4.0 was an independent install
(2) This link http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFP9RuntimeFiles says you have to install msxml 4.0 if you use XmlAdapter
So, I think msxml4.0 is part of the vfp9 ide install - hence it worked for you in the ide
If you want it to be available in the runtime - you have to install it http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15697

That is part of my vfp9 runtime installer

(3) The reason msxml 6.0 worked is that it is installed with windows

MSXML 6.0 MSXML6 is the latest MSXML product from Microsoft, and (along with MSXML3) is shipped with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework 3.0, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows XP Service Pack 3

msxml3.0 is used by IE 6. 7 and 8 - hence XmlToCursor will work without installing it