Yep--that's what I meant. I'll try CLEAR PROGRAM when it happens again. The prg isn't in a different sub, and it's not compiled into an app or an exe, either. HOWEVER, it does run (do my.prg) another program which is in a different directory, so perhaps that's it--the bug that David mentioned.

Thanks to all,
JR

>Hi, Joy,
>To add to Fred's and Jim's notes, do you mean to *really* delete the PRG for program 2? You do probably mean the FXP, right?
>
>>in. When I DELETE FILE PRG2.PRG it says that it's in use, even after a close