This is a bug in the VFP9 beta. I reported it to MS yesterday with reproduction code.

>When I open a grid class in VFP8SP1 from the project manager's Class tab all is well. However, doing the same from VFP9Beta gives the following message:
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>Error loading file - record number 448.
>Hdrmembclass1 <or one of its members>.
>Parent: class definition HDRMEMBCLASS is not found.
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>Does anyone have any idea what went wrong?
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>TIA
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>Mike