DOCUMENT:Q221691  16-JUN-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :FIX: ADO Reference Keeps Visual FoxPro in Memory after Quitting
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbADO kbDatabase kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After opening an ADO connection from within Visual FoxPro, Visual FoxPro may
remain resident in memory after quitting the application.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.

For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

   Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Run following code:

   Conn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")        
   CLEAR ALL
   QUIT

2. Press theCTRL+ALT+DEL key combination to open Task Manager, and note that
   VFP6.EXE may still be listed as active.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbADO kbDatabase kbvfp600 kbvfp600bug kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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