>hi, all - i am having difficulty compiling a vfp5 project. it runs fine when running the main program from the project manager. when compiled (no errors) the .exe file seems to begin executing, but goes away almost immediately. no doubt i am overlooking something very basic. could someone offer a suggestion?

Make sure you have a READ EVENTS to stop the program and wait for input, then a CLEAR EVENTS to end the program. More information is available in Help.