Cursors and tables remain open after a program runs...they aren't scoped like variables.

However, if a form has a private datasession, its tables and cursors that are closed when that form is closed.


>When is a SQL created cursor released?
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>By that I mean with are the resources in the form of memeory and swap files (for big data sets) released.
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>I observe that a USE, if the cursor is active, removes it form the data view window, but are the resources released?
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>I thought it might be when the calling program is closed, but tests do not support this idea.
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>Thanks,
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>Dennis Lytle
>Princeton PC Systems