FIX: Recurring BROWSE and SEEK Cause FoxPro to Slow Down (160065)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0

This article was previously published under Q160065

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.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/24/2000
Keywords:	kbbug KB160065