Oracle is not the database I'm using. It is a VFP 8.0 application/database. I made a typo in the database category of my previous post.

Dave

>Hi,
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>I've built an executable of my application within VFP 8.0. It loads fine when I open it within Visual FoxPro. However, If I open (double click) the EXE outside of Visual FoxPro, the application does not appear.
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>When I go into my Windows Task Manager, the exe is there under processes (which I guess means it is open and running). Thus, it seems to be loading, but not visible.
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>I've made exe files in the past with VFP 6.0, and never had this issue. What could I be doing wrong? I compared it with an old program of mine (which worked), and it is almost the same.
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>Dave