Microsoft KB Archive/109607

How to Reboot the System from Within FoxPro ID: Q109607 The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b SUMMARY Occasionally it may be necessary to change the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file in order to help a FoxPro-generated .EXE file run better under Windows. By using the Windows API function ExitWindows(), you can give the user a choice of rebooting the system now or later. See below for more details and a code sample. MORE INFORMATION By using FOXTOOLS.FLL and the Windows API function ExitWindows(), you can reboot the entire system. The following code illustrates this concept. NOTE: While it is possible to reboot the system from within a FoxPro for Windows program by making use of the Windows API function ExitWindows(), FoxPro may not do a complete cleanup and may leave *.TMP files in your SET TEMP= subdirectory. *** Begin Code *** * WARNING: Make sure all work is saved before running code SET LIBRARY TO SYS(2004)+"FOXTOOLS.FLL" ADDITIVE bootup=REGFN("ExitWindows","II","I") title="Program Message" msg="Changes have been made to your CONFIG.SYS. " + ; "Choose 'Yes' to reboot your system so changes can " + ; "take effect. Choose 'No' to continue without rebooting." choice=MSGBOX(msg,title,20) IF choice=6 && button 'Yes' was chosen =CALLFN(bootup,67,0) ELSE WAIT WINDOW "You have chosen to continue" TIMEOUT 2 ENDIF *** End Code *** The ExitWindows() function requires two numeric values to be passed to it and returns a single integer. The significance of the first integer (67) is that it is the decimal equivalent of 0x43 hexadecimal or EW_REBOOTSYSTEM, which is a low-order word in the C++ language. The second integer is reserved and is always zero. When the ExitWindows() function is called, it sends a message to all active applications that a request has been made to terminate Windows. If all applications "agree" to be terminated, the WM_ENDSESSION message will be sent to all applications before Windows is terminated. REFERENCES Visual C++ Help file Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit, "Programmer's Reference, Volume 2: Functions," page 290 FOXTOOLS.WRI located in the C:\FOXPROW\GOODIES\FOXTOOLS subdirectory Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxWin 2.50 quit restart SDK API FOXTOOLS.FLL Keywords  : kbcode FxprgFoxtools Version  : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 3.00 Platform  : WINDOWS Issue type  :

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