NT apps not closing from Webserver

[Richard I]

Hi,
 Im finding that my NT apps  are not closing following the selection of "Close" on the Webserver.
I have to go into task manager to close them.

Bruce also had this problem in a  recent webinar but did not, if I recall,  suggest a solution...
Is there one ?
Thanks
Richard NT 8.71 ( still)

[Bruce]

Hi Richard,

If you have threads still running when the main thread closes then the app will remain in memory, until the thread completes (and usually at that point GPF's).

The easiest "fix" for this is the Graceful Button control template which you can add to the WebServer procedure. This stops new requests, but waits until active threads have closed before closing the main server.

Of course if you have "endless threads" in your app then the server will never close. But that's a bug you should investigate and fix.

cheers
Bruce

[Richard I]

Thanks Bruce.

The CleanCloseDown global extension with
CleanCloseDown() on  the Webserver close button seems to do the trick

Regards,
Richard

[Rene Simons]

Hi,
It Sometimes happens that you cannot create a new version of the app because it still seems running.
However, when you look into the Task Manager, you cannot find the program there, so you cannot "kill" it.
You can use Microsoft's Process Explorer to find your app and end it.

You can download MPE for free (and legit) from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

Cheers,
Rene