>>At home on a machine with VFP 5.0a ,local data, I build an '.app' file. When I issue a 'SET STEP ON' I get a "FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE" error.
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>>However, at work with VFP5.0a installed , local data and using an '.app' file I issue 'SET STEP ON' and it activates the debugger with no problems.
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>>Why no errors at work? but errors on home machine?
>>is it some kind of environment setting i am missing?
>>Any Ideas?
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>Are you running the Developers version of VFP at home?
i am using the developer's edition at home
> If you're only running the Runtime, you don't have access to the debugger.
i have access to the debugger when i use SET STEP ON from something not compiled into an '.app' file

In addition I build the '.app' at home, thus, the entire project is also present at home.