RELEASE WINDOWS Command

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Removes user-defined windows or Visual FoxPro system windows from memory.

RELEASE WINDOWS [WindowNameList]

Parameters

  • WindowNameList
    Specifies the windows released from memory. WindowNameList can include both user-defined windows and Visual FoxPro system windows. Separate the window names with commas.

    If WindowNameList isn't included**,** the active user-defined window is released.

    RELEASE WINDOWS can be used to remove Visual FoxPro system windows from the main Visual FoxPro window from or a parent, user-defined window.

    The following list includes system windows that can be released from the main Visual FoxPro window or from a parent window.

    • Command
    • Data Session (use RELEASE WINDOW "View")
    • Debug
    • Debug Output
    • Document View
    • Locals
    • Trace
    • Watch
    • View

    To release a system window and/or a toolbar (in Visual FoxPro), enclose the entire system window or toolbar name in quotation marks. For example, to release the Report Controls toolbar in Visual FoxPro, issue the following command:

    RELEASE WINDOW "Report Controls"

    Use ACTIVATE WINDOW to place a system window in the main Visual FoxPro window or in a user-defined window.

See Also

ACTIVATE WINDOW | DEFINE WINDOW