>VFP6.0
>
>In my application I use .mem files to track various identifing numbers like so..
>
> RESTORE from customercounter.mem additive
> nextcustomer = customercounter + 1
> REPLACE customerid with nextcustomer
> SET safety off
> customercounter = nextcustomer
> SAVE to customercounter.mem all like customercounter
> SET safety on
>
>This works fine when I run the application from the project window, but when I Build the .exe and run it, it stops working.
>
>WHY, and is there a better way to do this?

Store this value in a table field and increment it there.