"One or More Files are Open"

[jamesb52]

I find vDOS useful for software development but one consequence is that I regularly crash my new ideas and can't move forward or backward.  When I try to close my vDOS session by clicking the "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the vDOS window, vDOS beeps and says "One or More Files are Open".  Then I have to reboot my entire system, which is tedious.  Is there anyway to get around this?  I can do this using DOSBox-X which will close crashed sessions, but DOSBox-X doesn't have the other vDOS goodies that make programming easy (especially the useful "copy & paste" tool), and compiling in DOSBox-X is incredibly s-l-o-w!  I much prefer doing this work in a vDOS session.

Thanks!

James

[Jos]

I occasionally have the same ‘problem’ modifying vDos. But that didn’t tempt me to add some way to force close vDos.

I have a Task Manager shortcut handy at the taskbar. Click that, right click vDos, End task.
You can also use Ctrl+Shift+Esc to start Task Manager.

Jos

[whathim]

I too have come across this while developing my text editor to run under vDos. As Jos says, Task Manager is the way to kill the vDos task – no need to reboot.

Keith