>>>Hi Allen,
>>>
>>>In addition to what James and Ed suggested make the first line of your exit routine ON SHUTDOWN.
>>>
>>Now that's a good idea. Prevents recursions -- at least I presume that's the purpose???
>
>That's the main reason for the EXE. Also, to prevent leftover ON SHUTDOWN's when testing in VFP.

Every once in a while I get strange behavior on shutdown, I bet that little trick will solve the problem,

thanks