How to release a reference to an object

[netcrocodile]

Hi,

what works in VBscript with

set object = nothing

seems not to work in AutoIt.

A simple $object = "" does not cut the reference.

I would need this to disconnect from an COM object, otherwise the application will not terminate because it knows that there is a reference to it. My script is a single sign on script which normally never terminates.

Thanks for any ideas!

[SmOke_N]

Hi,

what works in VBscript with

set object = nothing

seems not to work in AutoIt.

A simple $object = "" does not cut the reference.

I would need this to disconnect from an COM object, otherwise the application will not terminate because it knows that there is a reference to it. My script is a single sign on script which normally never terminates.

Thanks for any ideas!

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...lite=%2Bnothing

[Marlo]

If memory serves you have to assign a 0 to the object to release it.

$object = 0

[netcrocodile]

Thanks, but unfortunately this wont work

[jvanegmond]

Thanks, but unfortunately this wont work

What won't work ? Nothing or 0?

I'll post what Smoke posted again: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64966

[netcrocodile]

Neither $Nothing nor 0

It is a bit weird, because if there is any reference to the application it will not close until the script terminates. But the script normally never terminates because it is a listener for events.