FIX: Recurring BROWSE and SEEK Cause FoxPro to Slow Down

ID: Q160065

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

An application running as an executable that frequently calls a BROWSE and SEEK command progressively gets slower after several iterations.

CAUSE

Visual FoxPro is not releasing memory properly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Compile the following code into a 3.0 executable:


      FOR i = 1 to 200
        SEEK STR(i)
        BROWSE NOWAIT
        WAIT TIMEOUT 1
        KEYBOARD '{CTRL+W}'
      NEXT i

Run the Executable.

Additional query words: kbdsd VFoxWin

Keywords : FxprgBrowse
Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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