WP.FIL File Still Open After Exiting WP

DocumentID: 616582
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:37:27 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: After a user exited WP 5.1 on a network, the File Server Console utility listed WP.FIL as still being an open file under Connection Information|Open Files/Physical Records. Solutions: The customer was using a task-swapping utility called Hold Everything, by South Mountain Software. This utility allows limited command parameters to be passed between the swapped applications. To do this, it launches the WP.EXE file directly, bypassing the normal DOS procedure of allowing a new COMMAND.COM environment to be loaded with WP. This environment is specific to that session of WP and not only closes when the user exits WP, but also assists in closing the files and open file handles used during that specific WP session. By superseding the normal DOS operations for executing and terminating programs, Hold Everything is incorrectly assuming that the .EXE file will work independent of COMMAND.COM in closing out all of the file handles used during the operation of the program. For WP.EXE to work independently of COMMAND.COM, modifications would need to be made to WP. If the customer desires this functionality, you would normally enter an enhancement request. However, since WP 5.1 is no longer under active development, it is unlikely that Development will change the WP.EXE code to accommodate this one utility program. Note: The customer did indicate that with Hold Everything version 1.05, multiple WP.FIL open files remained after exiting WP. Upgrading to Hold Everything version 1.1 reduced the multiple open WP.FIL file handles down to only one open WP.FIL file handle. How/Why: The Hold Everything utility executes WP.EXE differently than it is designed to be executed.

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