>I'd like to bypass code while in development mode only.
>I'm fairly certain there's a way VFP knows it's running under development mode as opposed to running the EXE.
>Any help?

There's always the old standby:

llDeveloperMode = (MESSAGEBOX("Please, are you running in developer mode?", 4) = 6)

:-) It has the added benefit of assessing the truthfulness of the user straight-away. Possibly their ignorance I suppose, but in most cases their truthfulness. :-)