>I changed my strategy from a server-based app to a local client with server-based data (in the interest of UI speed)
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>The problem is that the exe crashes looking for the data on the local drive. I figured something was being done in the data environment (which i don't use) When i checked the DE, there were two DBFs opened. I removed them because the main program opens (and aliases) the necessary tables. After closing/opening VFP and rebuilding the exe, it still crashes. The main program's table setup routine is explicitly opening LAN-based files.
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>What else should i do to prevent the error instatiating objects due to assumed path problems?

After the app starts running, you might try switching to the directory on the LAN where it worked before. You've picked up the immediate gain of running the executable from the local drive, and presumably putting your temporary files there, too; I'd build an appropriate SET PATH to let VFP find theings and then make the network folder the current working directory.