I've run the Objref program, and the program tells me i have a variable left.

I release that leaving me with no objects showing & I still get the "cannot quit Visual Foxpro" message?

No way!

>You might try searching through this thread:
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>Any way to find dangling references? Thread #1288201 Message #1288201
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>and this one:
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>Re: How can I make sure a form is released Thread #1238227 Message #1238261
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>and:
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>Clearing dangling references Thread #632799 Message #632799
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>>Hi
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>>I have a "dangled" reference on one of my forms. There is a lot of code using mappoint, and it is going to take some time to find the problem.
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>>When I try & close down my program after running my form, Visual Foxpro is unable to shutdown.
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>>Is there a way of showing any references left behind in a list?
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>>Any help extremley appreciated