Troy, I have noticed the following behaviour in 7.1, and a variation of it may be what you are seeing. While working with the R> prompt and with either the form or report design window open, typing Exit at the R> prompt will close the design window, and wait for a second Exit to close the R> prompt and R:Base.
--- Troy Sosamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry, > > This sounds similar to a problem that I have, and have never been able to > solve it. > > I have a problem when exiting out of R:base using the Exit command, R:base > does not stop running and just stays in memory eating up tons of resources. > If you try to start R:base again, it takes a long time, but anything else > does too. > > The problem does not occur if you go to the main R:base system menu and then > click on the X in the corner. It is just the exit from my applications. I > have a couple of different apps that have the problem and have never been > able to isolate what causes it. If I just start up the APP and then exit it > may not happen. It occurs after the system is used, going in and out of > froms.... > > Anyway, for your problem on those machines, are you sure it is the first > time they are starting the app, and R:base is not already running in the > background? Check the task manager for multiple sessions running. > > Troy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence > Lustig > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:22 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Runaway R:Base processes / R:Base won't start. > > At a large installation, I have the following problem on a small number of > machines: > > Sometimes R:Base appears not to start. You can click on the icon several > times, but the application's menu does not appear on the screen. Checking > the > process list in Task Manager, I am able to see a number of RBG7 processes > running (more than I tried to start, so I think that someone had run some > before I got to the machine). > > One of the processes is racking up time on the CPU. When I kill that one, > the > menus for the others appear on the desktop. > > Has anyone experienced anything like this, with R:Base sessions running in > Task > Manager but not appearing on the desktop? > > My icon runs R:Base and uses a DAT command file to open the database and > load > the form which has the main menu. > -- > Larry > > ===== Albert Berry Management Consultant RR2 - 1252 Ponderosa Drive Sparwood BC, V0B 2G2 Canada (250) 425-5806 (250) 425-7259 (708) 575-3952 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
