ahh...ok, I was searhing for the wrong thing. Thanks for the help, I'm sure this will point me in the right direction...

>Project hooks describe well in VFP help. Assure also you use VFP6, because VFP 5 do not have them. Look to following articles in HELP:
> “Project Manager Hooks” in Chapter 32, Application Development and Developer Productivity, Programmer's Guide.
>
>>hummm.... I don't understand how this is going to exclude a file from the project when it's rebuilt... hey, it's Monday! I'm slow today! arrrg!
>>To top it off, I don't know much about project hook's anyway, and I don't find squat in the VFP6 help either...any good resources where I can research this?
>>
>>>So the project hook is the best way in your case.