DOCUMENT:Q318264 10-APR-2002 [foxpro] TITLE :FIX: DO FORM Command in an .exe Holds Form Until Process Ends PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER::7.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbProjManager kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When an executable (.exe) file calls a form that is not part of the .exe file, and you then attempt to delete the form file, you may receive the following error message: File is in use. CAUSE ===== The DO FORM command in the .exe file does not release the form file until the process ends. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q316964 How to Obtain the Latest Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0. This problem was first corrected in Visual FoxPro for Windows 7.0 Service Pack 1. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Behavior: Paste the following code in a program (.prg) file named Test, and then run the program from the Command window: NOTE: The code creates and runs an .exe file, that runs a form. The .exe file then tries to delete the form file. SET SAFETY OFF * Using VFP6 compatible code: set print to myexe.prg set print on \ myform = "testform1" \ DO FORM (myform) \ CLEAR ALL \ CLOSE ALL \ RELEASE ALL \ CLEAR ALL \ CLOSE ALL \ myform = "testform1" \ ERASE (myform + ".*") set print off set print to clear typeahead KEYBOARD "{ctrl+W}" CREATE FORM testform1 BUILD PROJECT myexe FROM myexe BUILD EXE myexe FROM myexe RUN /n myexe Because the .exe file has not released the form file, you receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbProjManager kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet kbvfp700 _IK283 kbVFP700sp1fix Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP700 Version : :7.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 2002.