>>>>
>>>>See that SET EXCLUSIVE is off as default, or the project will not open twice.
>>>>
>>>>Lutz
>>>
>>>Lutz,
>>>
>>>I don't think VFP will open the project twice, regardless of the EXCLUSIVE setting. If it did, a new Build action could be hooked into the project and actually delegated to a different instance of the IDE.
>>
>>I have a similar Approach which runs through the following processes:
>>
>>Close Project
>>Create temp folder
>>Copy PJX files to temp Folder
>>USE PJX
>>Scan
>>Copy all project files into temp folder
>>Open PJX in temp Folder
>>Run Build
>>Close PJX
>>Open original PJX
>>
>>This has proven to be a very stable build process.
>
>Geek that I am I recommend to use git for that
>
>-set up a "cloned" version of your project
>*on compile
>-just commit your state
>-go to the "clone"
>-pull
>-compile
>
>Benefit: Will only copy files changed
>
>Sooner or later it is wise to use FoxBin2PRG and became happy with VersionControl.
>
>;)

I use a similar approach with svn, but the above code is used to build with pending changes for testing before commit. So in the end both solutions should be in place when needed.