You can use CLEAR RESOURCES < file name > command.

CLEAR RESOURCES (lcFileName)

>How can I force FoxPro (VFP7) to read the actual bitmap file from the disc?
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>when you call a form displaying a bitmap, then close the form, change this bitmap file and call the same form again to display the changed bitmap (still the same name) you get the old version of this bitmap from memory although it has definitely changed (verified by using paintbrush)
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>Thanks in advance
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>Peter