What determines the value of App.PrevInstance?

I've got this code in my program

If App.PrevInstance then
MsgBox "A previous instance running"
End
End If




If I run the exe, exit the program, then restart the program I get the prev instance message. This is happening even when I am the only one running the program. So, I figure something must be left open when I exit the program. How can I found out what is causing App.Prev.Instance to be true?

Thanks for the help!!

in NT use the Task-Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del - Task-Manager) to check whether your program is still running after you try to end it.
make sure that you unload all your forms when you try to end your program.
When all else fails, use the End statement to end your program.

Hi,
I agree with Lothar; you must be sure that no form still hangs around in memory.
Closing elegantly your application and to be informed what's going on you can do a.o. the following:

Put code in the FormQueryUnload , I anticipate you have also a MDI Form. so:
////////////////////////////////////////
Private Sub MDIForm_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
'Code taken from Inside VB, 9705 issue
Dim intAns As Integer
Dim strMode As String
Select Case UnloadMode
Case 0
strMode = "Close from control menu"
Case 1
strMode = "Unload Keyword"
Case 2
strMode = "Windows session is ending"
Case 3
strMode = "TaskManager"
Case 4
strMode = "MDI Parent is closing"
End Select
intAns = MsgBox("Exit the programme?", 1 + 32, strMode)
If intAns = 1 Then
'CleanUpJobs

Unload Me
Else
Cancel = 1
End If
End Sub

////////////////////7
You can also force ALL child forms to be unloaded, this can be done in this phase of unloading

Private Sub MDI_FormUnload(Cancel as Integer)

Dim i as Long
For i = Forms.Count - 1 To 1 Step -1
Unload Forms(i)
Next i

Thanks Lothar.

I've unloaded all my forms and used the END statement.

Part of the problem is that I only get the error if I proceed far enough into the program. i.e. If I exit after a few screens, I get no error.

(I'm using VB 5 and MS Access.)

Thanks Jan.

I'll try that.

Part of the problem is that I only get the error if I proceed far enough into the program. i.e. If I exit after a few screens, I get no error.
(I'm using VB 5 and MS Access.)

I'm also using an FXVideo Control along with some standard VB controls. Is there any way of checking that one of my controls is not closing/unloading properly?

Thanks again.

I don’t know if you have time to help me with this, but - here goes:

My program runs form VB5 with an Access database. Each screen is part of a specific node. The previous instance error only happens when:

1. I reached the last screen of a node
2. try to continue when there is not another screen after the current one (this triggers a beep sound)
3. exit program
4. restart program


‘Code to continue on to next screen

Case "GOTONEXT"
TipTimer.Enabled = False
FXVideo.Command = FX_CLOSE

If SetNext Then ‘I think this is where my problem is starting
Call ClearScrn
Call SetupScreen
Call StoreJumps
Else ’trigger sound
i= mciSendString("CLOSE SAMPLE", 0&, 0, 0)
i = mciSendString("OPEN " & GetWaveName(GetCommonText("Sound", "NoScreen")) & " ALIAS SAMPLE", 0&, 0, 0)
i = mciSendString("PLAY SAMPLE", 0&, 0, 0)
End If



Private Function SetNext() As Boolean

On Error GoTo SetNextErr

If Not RSNodeInfo.EOF Then
RSNodeInfo.MoveNext
Else
SetNext = False
Exit Function
End If

If RSNodeInfo.EOF Then
RSNodeInfo.MoveLast
SetNext = False
Exit Function
End If

SetNext = True
Exit Function

SetNextErr:
Select Case ErrorHandler
Case 3 ' Abort
End
Case 4 ' Retry
Resume
Case 5
Resume Next
End Select

End Function


Any ideas? I’m completely stumped.

You say, that the err comes only if you do deep down in the program flow. So obviously your clean up procedure is not "clean".

Also you are not showing the sectoin that calls the SetNext fn

if SetNext then
.... You are calling 3 fns here
else
.. indicating the end to MCI player
end if
??? what are you doing here after this??



Are you undoing whatever is happening in those
"ClearScrn" , "SetupScreen" functions?

If you are using "End" command, just put this
small like before this and look at the debug print

Debug.print Forms.Count



It better print 1 otherwise use the code Jay said ahead in the thread

Ravi