>Help - I know I've done this countless times before.. but.
>
>I have the simplest program:
>
>*simpleform.prg
>do form simpleform
>read events
>
>compile the exe
>from command window
>do simpleform.exe - works
>the only thing in simpleform, at all, is clear events in the unload.
>
>** this works fine
>but when I run it from the command line, the program exits, but, the process simpleform.exe is still active under processes in task manager (the application is gone)
>
>I have to kill the process to get rid of it.
>
>What am I doing wrong?

Sounds like you just closed your form so you're stuck at the READ EVENTS line of code. You need to issue a CLEAR EVENTS at wherever it is you are closing your form.

It may be as simple as adding the CLEAR EVENTS to your Form.Destroy method.