PRB: VisualFoxPro.Application Object Does Not Release (189917)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q189917

SYMPTOMS

Releasing the variable assigned to a VisualFoxPro.Application COM object will release the variable but will not terminate the application.

RESOLUTION

In order to terminate the application, the QUIT method must be executed, as in objMyVFPObject.Quit. Here's an example:

In the Command window, issue the following commands:

   objMyVFPObject = CREATEOBJECT("visualfoxpro.application")
   objMyVFPObject.visible = .t.
   objMyVFPObject.QUIT
   &&This releases the variable and terminates the application.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Releasing the assigned variable does not terminate the Visual FoxPro Application object. The object's QUIT method must be used to terminate the Application object.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

In the Command window, issue the following commands:

      objMyVFPObject = CREATEOBJECT("visualfoxpro.application")
      objMyVFPObject.visible = .t.
      RELEASE objMyVFPObject
      &&This releases the variable but the application is still active.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/11/1999
Keywords:	kbprb KB189917 kbAudDeveloper