PRB: Cannot Call Suspend with the On Shutdown Command

When you type the Suspend command in an On Shutdown procedure, the following error message appears: In order to quit Visual FoxPro, the On Shutdown command must be cleared by typing the "ON SHUTDOWN" (without quotation marks) command in the Command window.

This behavior is by design.

Place the Suspend command in an event that occurs before Visual FoxPro actually begins to shutdown, as in the Destroy event of a form.

When you exit Visual FoxPro, you trigger the On Shutdown command. Once Visual FoxPro begins removing itself from memory, you cannot type the Suspend command.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a program called Test.prg.
2. Type the following two lines of code:

         ON SHUTDOWN SUSPEND
         QUIT
   						

3. Run the program and the error message appears.
4. Select Cancel from the error dialog. Now when you try to close Visual FoxPro the error message will appear.
5. Type the following command in the Command window and press ENTER:

         ON SHUTDOWN
   						

   Now you will be able to close Visual FoxPro.