>>Can you keep parent classes in a separate APP from the working child classes?
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>>When you compile a child class into an APP, FOXPRO will automatically INCLUDE all the parent classes.
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>>I want to EXCLUDE the parent classes and keep them in a separate APP.
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>>"SET CLASSLIB to PARENTCLASS in PARENT.APP" doesn't seem to work because I get that wonderful error message "CANNOT INSTANTIATE CLASS ...CANNOT FIND PARENTCLASS.VCX"
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>>Any ideas?
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>You can't.

Yes you can

At least if you run the EXE where the parent class is included
create 2 project
in one (parent) create parent classlib with a test class
also create a child classlib with a test1 class based on test
exclude child classlib from the project
create the following as main

set classlib to parent addi
set classlib to child in child.exe addi
x=createobject("test1")
x.hello()

create a second project where you have the two classlib again
this time exclude the parent

* Child Main
set classlib to child addi

build both
run
enjoy :)

Arnon