Hi!

Try CLEAR PROGRAM. VFP caches PRG files compiled code in memory, and if it is from EXE, it also holds EXE.

>*** Code for Start.prg in C:\
>
>DEFINE CLASS clstest AS custom
> PROCEDURE INIT
> WAIT WINDOW "Hello"
> ENDPROC
>ENDDEFINE
>
>*** End Code for Start.prg in C:\
>
>
>
>Compile Start.prg to start.exe and copy it to c:\a\start.exe
>
>Create following test.prg
>
>
>
>*** Test.PRg
>
>lomyobj = NEWOBJECT("clstest","c:\a\start.exe","c:\a\start.exe")
>lomyobj.destroy()
>RELEASE lomyobj
>
>* this code is just to test if start.exe has been release or not
>COPY FILE start.exe TO h:\a\start.exe && this is to test if the
>
>*** End Test.Prg
>
>
>
>Cannot copy c:\start.exe to c:\a\start.exe coz the file is still in memory.
>
>Following are my Observations:
>
>1. Researching the thread, tried to include the module name like,
>
>lomyobj = NEWOBJECT("clstest","start.fxp","c:\a\start.exe")
>
>does not work.
>
>2. Tried including DESTROY event in the class, does not work.
>
>3. Tried releasing the Object in the class, does not work.
>
>5. Tried to copy start.fxp to c:\a does work but now instead of start.exe, start.fxp is not released.
>
>4. FoxPro seems to hold a link or something, since CLEAR ALL, releases Start.exe from memory.
>
>Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.