>Does _vfp.startmode help?

Yes, I just found it at the same time in the help. Basically, I only want to apply the following SYS() command when the app is executed from a COM mode:

* Suppress modal dialog message
* Only do it in COM mode
IF Application.StartMode=2
   SYS(2335,0)
ENDIF

So, StartMode=2 should not load the SYS() command when I start the EXE manually. I had problems with this command being loaded in memory when I start the EXE manually. So, I wanted to avoid loading it when being loaded manually.