Best to check whether AB has actually shut down or not using WMI ... If it hasn't or refuses to via OLE it can be terminated this way as well.
----- Original Message ----- From: Ara Kaloustian Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:20 pm Subject: Re: [amibroker] Vista and AmiBroker To: [email protected] > Ed, I had same problem with XP. > > Mine was clearly caused by shutting down AB using jscript or OLE > . I suppose > it was OLE since that runs last. > > I beleive it was the way I was closing AB after processing data. > > Sorry can not be more specific, but I do know various OS respond > differently > to script / OLE. > > currently I use (in OLE): > To open: AB = new ActiveXObject("Broker.Application") > To Close: AB.Quit() > > Ara > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Hoopes" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:07 PM > Subject: [amibroker] Vista and AmiBroker > > > >I have a < 1 year old (new to me) laptop running AB 5.13 with the > > Vista operating system. > > > > Twice, when I shut down the computer things go very wrong with the > > shutdown hanging and other ??? stuff. When I re-boot > AmiBroker is > > very corrupted, requiring days of re-building things. I > understand AB > > well enough to fix things - probably in a clumsy way, though. > > > > I have been baffled as to why this is happening - but now I > have a > > hint - I just went to shut things down and my FireFox browser was > > still running as a zombie process - not visible in the app > tray or in > > the Task Manager Applications tab, but visible in the Process tab. > > When I killed the process, then the shutdown proceeded. > (FireFox was > > smart enough to prompt me that it was still running and wanted > to know > > what it should do.) > > > > HYPOTHESIS - Maybe AB becomes a zombie and corrupts things > when the OS > > shuts down anyway?? > > > > Anyone out there having this problem??? > > > > ReefBreak > > > > PS My previous Toshiba laptop with Win XP NEVER did this. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >
