As with my other problem -
Both of my problems seem to be related to the Field Repository. I have app specific directories for my field repositories. The field repository location is fieldrep\ under my VFE project home directory. I copy the original fieldrep directory from stonefield to this directory. There is a copy of DBCXREG.dbf in this subdirectory as well as in the metadata\ directory. I have a feeling this is at the root of the problem.