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    Exiting properly from Alpha

    I run Alpha 5 version 4.5 using Windows ME. If I have Alpha open with any other program the other program runs painfully slowly. I usually exit Alpha when working on something else. However just lately even when I exit Alpha things just chug alone. If I press control-alt-delete the window tells me that Alpha 5 is not responding. I click on end task and the performance improves. It seems that even though I have exited from Alpha it is still using resources and is running in the background. Is there a "right way" to exit completely from Alpha?

    Gil Smith
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    RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

    a5.close() (should be the last statement of your close button script) will close alpha and your app - however, if after you do this and still see Alpha in ctrl-alt-delete dialog, you have something else going on.

    try the above - and post back if it still shows up

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      #3
      RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

      All now Ok. Tyanks,

      Gil Smith
      Gil Smith

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        #4
        RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

        I have that A5.close defined but I am trying a way to disable the "X" button on the top corner right, so that users will be forced to use the EXIT button which A5.close is defined.
        Is there a way to do this?

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          RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

          Be sure you have an exit button on the form first. Test it to make sure it works. Right click on the form and select actions. In the CAN EXIT section put an inline x-basic command cancel(). Be sure you have a working exit button otherwise you won't be able to close the program.

          Good Luck

          Jim

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            #6
            RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

            Tried it however, that is not what I am looking for. I am talking about the buttons of the app (minimize, maximize, exit) at the top right corner. I want to disable the "X".
            Does anyboday how to do it? Thanks.

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              RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

              If you look at the properties of the form and select the 'Windows' tab you will have an option to disable the items that you mention.

              Michael

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                #8
                RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

                I already checked that one. There are only 4 items that can be enabled (i.e. Sizeable, System menu, Minimize button, Maximize button) but it is not the one that I am looking for. What I want is to disable the "X" in order for the user to use the created Exit button to exit A5 properly.
                Is this possible?

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                  RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

                  If you are tying to remove the X that closes A5, you can not do that. You can remove it from a form. Just make sure the system menu option in for properties on the window tab is unclicked. That will remove the X for the form. The X that closes A5 will still be active.

                  While you can not hide the A5 X, you can trap the exit. If you have menu form that is always open, put cancel() in the forms CanExit event. If someone tries to close A5 with the X, the cancel will prevent it as long as the form is open, since A5 has to close the form first to close the program. If the form can't close, A5 can't close.

                  Jerry

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                    RE: Exiting properly from Alpha

                    Jerry,
                    I have put the cancel() on my forms and it worked! Thanks!
                    However, I am noticing that the F8 function (switching screens) feature was disabled. Is there a way that I could use the cancel() and F8 functions together?

                    Any help is appreaciated. Trixie.

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