Cindy,
I've had good (but not total) success with "Close All". Of course then I have to reopen my project etc. but that's all in a setup prg. Still faster than closing VFP.

It's always been a weird problem.

Barbara


>I'm testing a program involving Excel Automation under VFP7, though I've seen this error under VFP6 and maybe even under FPW, and definitely in cases where there is no automation.
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>The help says the drive might be full (ha!) but I'm pretty sure that it has something to do with . Of course quitting FoxPro works, but I'd rather not, so I usually save the program under a different name and go from there.
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>I can't delete MyProgram.FXP - it says "Cannot delete MyProgram: Access is denied." "Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and the file is not currently in use."
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>My guess is that abnormal end of the test program is still holding on to something in the .FXP. How do I get it to let go? CLEAR PROGRAM and RELEASE ALL don't work.