>I noticed that when I change a header file the change is not noticed
>by vfp5 unless I save a form. I suppose vfp thinks it needs to
>recompile then. Is there some setting that I can make vfp
>recompile every time I run my project?


Header files, as you've noticed, are only read at compile time. You could create a project hook that recompiles everything whenever you save a header file.