>>I've just started with VFP5 (on WIN95), and have been testing EXEs and APPs from inside VFP. Today I tried to start an EXE from its icon in Explorer, and got a 'File Not Found' error. Finally made a 'Hello World' EXE, no forms, no libraries, etc. Same problem.
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>>Do I have to make install disks to run on my own computer? With a full VFP50 installed? The 'Hello World' EXE is 21K, but takes 3 disks of files to install.
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>>I checked for VFP500.DLL, and it's in my WIN95/SYSTEM directory.
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>>TIA
>>Barbara
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>did it say which file is missing?

Dave, I should have been more accurate. The message was 'Invalid path or file Name', nothing else. I clicked 'OK' (no other choice). Then I got the Win95 'This program has performed an illegal operation...' message, & I was back at the desktop.

Barbara