>I have experimented with Read events but cannot quite get this to work. The weird thing is that I have an older version of the app which will produce and EXE with no problems and run correctly without any read events (none of the properties for each of the forms have changed from the old to new. The changes that I have done since are mostly cosmetic changes and bug fixes and when I make an EXE it just does not work. I never had read events before but apparently I do now as I am being told. Previous version was vfp50a and the new one was done under vfp60.
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>My current config on the forms is as follows:
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>*MainMenu.prg*
>#include c:\Main\libs\varsetup.h
>do form "c:\Main\forms\enterpswd2"
>
>
>Enterpswd2 form properties
>DataSession = 1
> Height = 350
> Width = 475
> Desktop = .T.
> ShowWindow = 0
> ScrollBars = 0
> DoCreate = .T.
> AutoCenter = .T.
> Picture = "..\..\program files\microsoft visual studio\vfp98\"
> BorderStyle = 2
> Caption = "Choose User Name Then Enter Password"
> ControlBox = .F.
> HalfHeightCaption = .F.
> MaxButton = .F.
> MinButton = .F.
> Movable = .F.
> ClipControls = .T.
> WindowType = 1
> WindowState = 0
> BackColor = RGB(0,0,0)
> alwaysontop_assign = .F.
> Name = "Form1"
>
>
>MainMenu form properties
>DataSession = 2
> Top = 0
> Left = 8
> Height = 747
> Width = 1024
> Desktop = .F.
> ShowWindow = 0
> ScrollBars = 3
> DoCreate = .T.
> ShowTips = .T.
> BufferMode = 0
> AutoCenter = .F.
> Picture = "..\..\program files\microsoft visual studio\vfp98\"
> BorderStyle = 0
> Caption = "Main Menu"
> ControlBox = .F.
> Closable = .F.
> HalfHeightCaption = .F.
> MaxButton = .F.
> MDIForm = .F.
> KeyPreview = .T.
> WindowType = 0
> WindowState = 2
> LockScreen = .F.
> SizeBox = .F.
> ZoomBox = .F.
> WhatsThisHelp = .T.
> WhatsThisButton = .T.
> ForeColor = RGB(0,0,255)
> BackColor = RGB(0,0,0)
> elapsetime = 0.0
> timeout = 750
> alwaysontop_assign = .T.
> Name = "MAINMENU"
> cuser = .F.
>
>In addition to changes I converted most of my forms including main menu to the 1024 res format. experimented with scrollbars (then removed them). Also converted all graphics used to the jpg format. This app functions correctly running in foxpro but will not function as an EXE.... Please someone help.... Is this another typical Microsoft bug? If so is there a work around. Thanks...

It's not another bug. You should use READ EVENTS to get things right. You may avoid using it, only if you have modal form opened as long as app exists, and this is not the best way. The normal app structure is:
***Main.Prg
Do Mainmenu.Mpr
Do Form TopForm && include CLEAR EVENTS in Form.Unload event
READ EVENTS
Return