I dont think so. Running an exe will run all the associated objects within its own environment.

Aashish

>Thanks Aashish.
>That really shed some light on the message.
>I also noticed that Windows has associated the files of type .sct with windows script component instead of VFP form, would this have any bearing on how window runs the file (e.g is it running it using vfp or windows script).
>If its a problem, would removing the file association be a solution?
>Yau