>Did you try to build with Recompile All Files option checked?
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>Yes. Let me give a few more details.
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>When I modify the form, it specifically looks for
>"c:\microsoft visual studio\vfp98\wizards\_base.vcx", which no longer exists.

Are you sure? On my computer it's ...\FFC\_base.vcx

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>I use locate to point it to "c:\microsoft visual foxpro7\wizards\_base.vcx" and then save the form. So far so good...

Again it's it's ...\FFC\_base.vcx

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>At that point if I try to recompile the project, I get an error that _base.vcx is in use and it stops the compile. I must restart VFP7 to release the hold on the _base.vcx class and complete the compile, but thats also when I lose the previous "redirection" to the VFP7 version of _base.vcx.
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>Perhaps if there is a way to release the hold on the _base.vcx allowing me to recompile the project without leaving VFP7?

Try one by one

CLEAR CLASSLIB _base
CLEAR ALL
CLOSE ALL