>>Did you consider using VFP as automation server?

oVFP = CREATEOBJECT("VisualFoxpro.Application")
>>oVFP.DoCmd("BUILD EXE X:\MyMainDevDir\MyApplication\MyEXE.exe FROM X:\MyMainDevDir\MyApplication\MyProject")
>>oVFP = Null

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>This seems to work well so far. Also, I can now compile into an EXE my application.

Glad to hear that.