RELEASE WINDOWS Command

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

Syntax

RELEASE WINDOWS [WindowNameList]

Arguments

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.

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  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.