OK, this is quickly turning into a trainwreck. I got the exe to run, but there are three problems. One is an error: "alias 'app_global' does not exist", Two is that the wrong menu comes up, and Three is that it follows up with a "quick start" listbox that I never asked for. Here's my MAIN program code:

#INCLUDE [..\DA_APP.H]

SET PATH TO reports, forms, libs, graphics, menus, data, include, progs
Do mainmenu.mpr

IF TYPE([APP_GLOBAL.Class]) = "C" AND ;
UPPER(APP_GLOBAL.Class) == UPPER(APP_CLASSNAME)
MESSAGEBOX(APP_ALREADY_RUNNING_LOC,48, ;
APP_GLOBAL.cCaption )
IF VARTYPE(APP_GLOBAL.oFrame) = "O"
APP_GLOBAL.oFrame.Show()
ENDIF
RETURN

ENDIF

RELEASE APP_GLOBAL
PUBLIC APP_GLOBAL

LOCAL lcLastSetTalk, llAppRan, lnSeconds, loSplash
LOCAL ARRAY laCheck[1]

lcLastSetTalk=SET("TALK")
loSplash = .NULL.
SET TALK OFF

#IFDEF APP_SPLASHCLASS

IF NOT EMPTY(APP_SPLASHCLASS)
loSplash = NEWOBJECT(APP_SPLASHCLASS, APP_SPLASHCLASSLIB)
IF VARTYPE(loSplash) = "O"
lnSeconds = SECONDS()
loSplash.Show()
ENDIF
ENDIF

#ENDIF

APP_GLOBAL = NEWOBJECT(APP_CLASSNAME, APP_CLASSLIB)

IF VARTYPE(APP_GLOBAL) = "O" ;
AND ACLASS(laCheck,APP_GLOBAL) > 0 AND ;
ASCAN(laCheck,UPPER(APP_SUPERCLASS)) > 0

APP_GLOBAL.cReference =[APP_GLOBAL]
APP_GLOBAL.cFormMediatorName = APP_MEDIATOR_NAME

#IFDEF APP_CD
APP_CD
#ENDIF

#IFDEF APP_PATH
APP_PATH
#ENDIF

#IFDEF APP_INITIALIZE
APP_INITIALIZE
#ENDIF

IF VARTYPE(loSplash) = "O"

IF SECONDS() < lnSeconds + APP_SPLASHDELAY
=INKEY(APP_SPLASHDELAY-(SECONDS()-lnSeconds),"MH")
ENDIF

loSplash.Release()
loSplash = .NULL.

ENDIF

RELEASE laCheck, loSplash, lnSeconds

IF NOT APP_GLOBAL.Show()

IF TYPE([APP_GLOBAL.Name]) = "C"
MESSAGEBOX(APP_CANNOT_RUN_LOC,16, ;
APP_GLOBAL.cCaption )
APP_GLOBAL.Release()
ELSE
MESSAGEBOX(APP_CANNOT_RUN_LOC,16)
ENDIF

ELSE
llAppRan = .T.
ENDIF


IF TYPE([APP_GLOBAL.lReadEvents]) = "L"

IF APP_GLOBAL.lReadEvents
* the Release() method was not used
* but we've somehow gotten out of READ EVENTS...
APP_GLOBAL.Release()
ENDIF
ELSE
RELEASE APP_GLOBAL
ENDIF

ELSE

MESSAGEBOX(APP_WRONG_SUPERCLASS_LOC,16)
RELEASE APP_GLOBAL

ENDIF

IF lcLastSetTalk=="ON"
SET TALK ON
ELSE
SET TALK OFF
ENDIF

IF TYPE([APP_GLOBAL]) = "O"
* non-read events app
RETURN APP_GLOBAL
ELSE
RETURN llAppRan
ENDIF