David:

I tried ending without a quit (or a return), and did not get the unwanted message.
Thanks.

I have always QUIT because of this message in the VFP Help files:

>>Always use QUIT to terminate a Visual FoxPro session. If you turn the computer off without issuing QUIT, open files may be damaged and data lost, and temporary work files that would normally be deleted may be left on disk.<<

I guess the burden is on "good programming practices" to see that all files are properly closed and/or deleted. What about instantiated objects, etc.
Do they need to be explicitly released?

Dennis Lytle
Princeton PC Systems