>Am I missing something here? If the run time is installed, you can run the .prg without compiling it, in fact I think you can even run a text file if you "process" it!
>
>I frequently write a "preprocess.prg" that will , for example, read all commissions and "adjust" to local business rules which don't fit the main logic in the .exe .
>
>So
>IF file('preprocess.prg')
> DO preprocess.prg
>ENDIF
>
>works like a charm

No, what it allows you to do is issue a COMPILE command from within an existing executable.