re: Why? Always a good question. "Seemed like a good idea at the time" is my go-to answer.
Probably their answer had to do with it fixing something they didn't understand, like views throwing locks in the DBC. Or an unreliable network that kept crashing and corrupting tables. On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I am working with a framework developed by team of VFP developers in the > early 2000's. It is not a framework I am familiar with and was developed > "in house." They CLOSE DATABASES ALL hundreds of times in the framework, > but never open them (except in some utilities) in the course of the > application. A good example is when opening up a form or printing a report. > > I can't imagine why someone would do that other than simulating free > tables while using DBC's. > > Any ideas? > > -- > Jeff > > Jeff Johnson > [email protected] > SanDC, Inc. > (623) 582-0323 > SMS (602) 717-5476 > Fax 623-869-0675 > > www.san-dc.com > www.cremationtracker.com > www.agentrelationshipmanager.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4uUDDA9=nyzkh5qi-nzcm5_+m8wf9avygmfj9k+kso...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

