>George,
>It appears that CreateEvent and CreateMutex behave the same way in this respect. From the WinSDK Help on CreateMutex:
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>Use the CloseHandle function to close the handle. The system closes the handle automatically when the process terminates. The mutex object is destroyed when its last handle has been closed.
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>From the WinSDK Help on CreateEvent:
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>Use the CloseHandle function to close the handle. The system closes the handle automatically when the process terminates. The event object is destroyed when its last handle has been closed.
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>The ReleaseMutex has a corresponding ResetEvent. It appears you would have to shut VFP down either way because the process would have to terminate in order for it to go away on its own.
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>Just some thoughts from a WinAPI layman.
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Nice catch, Larry. In fact, I just finished testing this and, unfortunately, like creating a mutex, you have to clear the Event, apparently using ResetEvent() followed by a close. Serves me right for opening my mouth before reading the SDK.< g >