CLEAR ALL

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Releases all user-defined memory variables and closes all open files.

Syntax

CLEAR ALL

Description

CLEAR ALL combines the CLEAR MEMORY and CLOSE ALL commands, releasing all user-defined memory variables, closing all open tables in the current workset, and all other files. For more information, see CLEAR MEMORY and CLOSE ALL.

Note

CLEAR ALL does not explicitly release objects. However, if the only reference to an object is in a variable, releasing the variable with CLEAR ALL in turn releases the object.

Use CLEAR ALL during development to clear all variables (and any objects that rely on those references) and close all files to reset your working environment. Because of the event-driven nature of dBASE Plus, CLEAR ALL is generally not used in programs.