Program stays on process list after it exits

[ace]

Hi,

I've been having users complained that when they exit an MMF game the program stays on the process list (Application name still present in "Process" tab from the Task Manager after it exits).

This is not a bug I can duplicate nor was I aware of. Anyone has insights to this and any way to fix it?

Regards,
Steve Z.

[MJK]

I recall having received feedback from users on this exact same issue a couple of times.

[James]

Which extensions are you using?

[ace]

Active Picture
Active System Box
Advance Direction Obj
Array
Binary Obj
Button
Date and Time
Dialogue Box
Edit Box
File
Ini
ini++
Layer Obj
List
Picture
Select Obj Extension
Tokens Obj
Windows Control

[nivram]

Window Control causing this maybe?

Marv

[James]

It sounds like a thread is staying running, causing the EXE not to close - this was a problem in old versions of my extensions Live Receiver and Lacewing/OINC, which is why I asked which extensions you were using. I'm not sure which other extensions use multithreading.

[UrbanMonk]

I think if you uncheck "Compress Runtime" in the app properties that "might" fix the problem.

It has for me anyway.

[James]

Ah yes, that would make sense too, since when that option is checked, the process with the name of your application is just a shell that extracts stdrt.exe (and other files) and launches it.

I guess stdrt.exe is being closed (since that's your actual application) but the shell that launches doesn't realise stdrt.exe has closed.

[ace]

So far I got these:

1. "Compress runtime" has been unchecked

2. For Windows Control Object, there's only expression used (test to see if Window has focus), but no actions - this is for the main menu frame, which exits the game

Could there be any game preference that may cause this as the objects I have seemed pretty safe.

[LB]

Try building a blank new MFA to an exe and have them run it and see if it still happens.