Wont DELETE!!!
Wont DELETE!!!
ARRGGGHHHHH! Every time a compile a program in qb4.5 into an exe, I cant delete it! It says its being used by another person or program. And I mean EVERYTIME. You can only delete it if you log off and then log back on. What in the world is going on?
C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
RUN\DOS\RUN
C:\DOS\RUN
RUN\DOS\RUN
Maybe your problem is that you're getting into QB directly from Windows. If so, then QB underWindows "owns" the exe file.
Try getting into the MSDOS commandline first. Then get into QB. Then, do the compile. Now, you should be able to delete the exe either from the MSDOS commandline, or from Windows if you like.
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Try getting into the MSDOS commandline first. Then get into QB. Then, do the compile. Now, you should be able to delete the exe either from the MSDOS commandline, or from Windows if you like.
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I make desktop shortcuts that take me to specific folders and drop me at the DOS prompt.
There's also a thing you can do with "command /k" in folder properties so that when you right click on a folder, one of your options will be to go to the DOS prompt at that level. Handy.
There's also a thing you can do with "command /k" in folder properties so that when you right click on a folder, one of your options will be to go to the DOS prompt at that level. Handy.
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Yes, once you're on the MSDOS commandline, you need to change directory (CD) to the directory where you QBasic stuff including the IDE is located. This is really very simple. You must do this in order to find out if this is going to work for you.
Don't worry about "being lame on this stuff". Nobody was born with knowledge. We all had to learn one step at a time.
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Don't worry about "being lame on this stuff". Nobody was born with knowledge. We all had to learn one step at a time.
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Hi I am having a similar problem. I love using QBasic but I can't delete it from my computer. I tried to delete it from msdos cmd line but it still says its being used by someone else. I just need to know how to delete it in case i ever want to get rid of it or is there a way that i can make it so that i can just put it into the recycle bin like any other program?