Its not even if the vlide is open. Its if the vlide HAS been OPENED.
Even if I close the vlide I get the error.
Yeah vlide and protected var assignment is flaky .. heck even the Autodesk expresstools in previous versions wouldn't load properly if the vlide was open.
That is correct, because the error trap from the VLIDE stays resident even after the VLIDE is closed.
You can change the notification by selecting Tools-->Environment Options-->General Options [General Tab] (in the VLIDE)
There is an option for "SETQ to protected symbols" .. if you set it to transparent, the error notification goes away