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Major Bug - HP Deskjet & VFP5
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Visual FoxPro
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00092463
Message ID:
00092482
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I was just wondering Do you use Report Variables? I have have seen that VFP doesn't release it's report variables after a Preview.

Charles

>I've duplicated this on 3 machines. I have a HP Deskjet 670c. I created a small .exe having 1 table and 1 report using the HP Deskjet as default printer.
>
>I turn on the Windows95 Resource meter found by clicking 'Start - Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Resource Meter'
>(If you don't have this file you can install it. It is in the 'Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Windows Setup - Accessories'
>
>Next I run the VFP5 .exe File I created. (You can do this in development or LIVE!)
>Take a look at your resource meter taking particular note of 'SYSTEM and GDI' percentages.
>
>Next I PREVIEW the Report.
>Close the Report
>Review Resources
>PREVIEW the Report
>Close the Report
>Review Resources
>
>My resources continually go down without releasing themselves. This will continue till it locks up the machine.
>
>Next I repeated the test to a Panasonic Printer as my default.
>Recreated the .exe and tried again.
>No problem, the resources release themselves as necessary.
>
>I tried this with a HP4si Printer. No Problem.
>I installed the HP 560c Printer using the Windows 95 supplied by Microsoft. No problem.
>
>Went back to HP670c - Lost resources until it locked me out.
>
>Any suggestions?
Charles

"The code knows no master." - Chuck Mautz
"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." - Will Rogers
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