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Q186088: BUG: Report Variable Not Released After Report Runs

Article: Q186088
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 12-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under certain circumstances, a variable defined within a report is not released
after closing the report or after printing.

RESOLUTION
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Here are two resolutions:

- Issue a RELEASE ALL LIKE <variable name> command after the report
  completes printing or after previewing the report.

-or-

- Place the code to modify, to print, or to preview the report in a program or
  procedure. Because the scope of variable is private, the variable disappears
  when the procedure or program finishes running.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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In the example below, a report variable remains in memory after closing or
printing the report.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Open the Employee.dbf table.

2. Create a Quick Report based on the Employee table.

3. Add a memory variable named Leftover to the report.

4. Save the report with the name Ztest.frx and close the report.

5. A reference to the variable appears on the desktop after you type the
  following code in the Command window and press ENTER:

        DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE Leftover

6. Next, type the following in the Command window:

  " CLEAR ALL
  REPORT FORM Ztest PREVIEW" (without the quotation marks)

7. Close the Preview window without printing the report and repeat step 5.

  A reference to the Leftover memory variable appears on the desktop but the
  variable does not remain in memory.

Additional query words: kbDSupport KBDSE kbVFp500bug kbVFp500 kbVFp300bug kbVFp300b kbvfp600

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300bMac kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : :3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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