I am getting a error while using the Beautify utility. So I started to review HOME() + "\tools\xsource\vfpsource\beautify\beautify.prg" when I came upon this gem on Line 337:

* We embed the timer in a form because we can release the form within
* itself but we can't release a timer within itself (prevents timer
* reference from hanging around after we're done with it)

My question is, if I attach a timer (or indeed other objects, like a custom perhaps) to the _SCREEN and then subsequently issue a

_SCREEN.RemoveObject("ObjectName")

Would that not release the object?

Furthermore, could I not subclass the timer, adding a Release method:

IF TYPE("This.Parent") = [O] AND PEMSTATUS(THIS.PARENT,"RemoveObject",5)
     This.Parent.RemoveObject(This.name)
ENDIF
RELEASE This

Wouldn't that release basically any object regardless of class?