Subject Re: Problem with Project .EXE file From Mervyn Bick <invalid@invalid.invalid> Date Sat, 20 Jun 2020 14:42:35 +0200 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 20/06/2020 12:43, Ketan G wrote: > the project compiles with no errors, abc.exe gets built. > the first step of the program asks the user to select a > directory with getdirectory(), the .exe file runs upto > and including this part and then just nothing. > > However, the program runs with no problem as a > ..prg file within dbase (at the command window  with "do abc") How do you know the .exe is not running?  It should run to the end then close automatically.  If you haven't included, say, Andy's showprog.prg or a message box as the last command in the .prg then it can't give you any feedback. How do you know the program is running when you run it in the IDE? Mervyn.