>Using vfp5...
>
>I noticed that my dct file for my dbc had grown to 14MB. I opened the
>dbc (use myprog.dbc in 0 exclusive) and then packed it. That decreased
>the dct file dramatically. I thought "build project" did this but
>apparently not. I do this all the time for dbf files but never for
>a dbc. So is what I did ok?

When you open the project, there will be a "Clean Up Project" item on the Project menu which should do what you did manually. See the "Clean Up Project" info under "Project Menu" in the help file.

Scott