>>scenario:
>>If a form is still loading, the user clicked the 'X' of the _SCREEN object.
>>
>>Effect:
>>Abnormal termination of the application which forces to execute the ON SHUTDOWN DO exitprogram routine. The form being opened will not continue loading which gives error: object not found blah...blah...
>
>Huh? When my forms load, I can't click anything in the application. IOW< you can't close VFP in the interim, you don't have a usable mouse pointer. I've never seen a VFP application where this wasn't true.
>
>I am surprised that the others in this thread seem to confirm the behavior you report.
>
>Do you have a DOEVENTS somewhere in your form startup code?

The only time I get it is if I click the close button while my app setup code is executing. This is before any Read Events and before my ON SHUTDOWN command. The only message I get is a generic VFP message box that says "Cannot Quit VFP" and an OK button. Once I click OK, the app finishes loading with no other problems.