Agnes,

>I've not checked what happens to mnx frx scx files. I just start screaming - I
>rely on this feature and now there is some work to redo. ::(

SCXs, FRX and MNX have always remained packed.

>But this will slow down my compile.

The only time I ever actually do a project build is to hand off an executable to the test team or to hand off to the client. All of my development, testing and debugging is done using RAD techniques that don't require an actual exe.