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>>Check out the ON SHUTDOWN comamnd.
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>i use a toplevelform (not _screen). also want to execute a proc or custom method to check it is a valid exit before exiting. i tried the "ON SHUTDOWN DO exit_app" in my main. exit_app is a proc in my "SET PROCEDURE TO .prg". put an assert .f. in exit_app and it is never executed.
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>any ideas
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>brenda

Brenda,

yes the top level form closing does not end your app. In the Unload of the top level form be sure to issue a QUIT command.