Thanks,

I tried to make sure that 'status bar' is on, but it did not clear the problem.

I indicated the .exe was built correctly, but it will not do anything. Double clicking the .exe in the explorer results in the .exe hiding in the background. It takes a ctl-alt-del to get rid of it.

The framework, somewhere in the init ( or load ) is causing the problem. If the app is executed, the problem occurs. However, if the .app is built after entering VFP, I see the messages.

I've got some real bad code in there but can't find it.

Tom