DOCUMENT:Q115888 04-AUG-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :How to Force a Hung Macintosh Application to Quit PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c,3.0b OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= To force FoxPro for Macintosh to quit, press the key combination COMMAND+OPTION+ESC. CAUTION: Unsaved changes will be lost. MORE INFORMATION ================ This is not the recommended way to quit from an application, and should only be used when FoxPro or a FoxPro program or application has hung (stopped responding). Pressing COMMAND+OPTION+ESC causes the following Macintosh dialog box to display: Force "Microsoft FoxPro" to quit? Unsaved changes will be lost. The choices in the dialog box are "Force Quit" and "Cancel." NOTE: This technique can be used with any Macintosh application. (c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Kevin Zollman, Microsoft Corporation. Additional query words: VFoxMac FoxMac froze freeze hangs kill abort execution halted terminate stop cancel interrupt lock up frozen hang akz ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxPro250bMac kbFoxPro250cMac kbVFP300bMac Version : MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c,3.0b ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.