FREE - Release memory occupied by an external object

Basic form

FREE OBJECT obj.

Effect

Releases the memory needed for object obj . The object cannot be processed afterwards.

The return code value is set as follows:

SY-SUBRC = 0 Object was released successfully.
SY-SUBRC = 1 Error during communication with SAPGUI .
SY-SUBRC = 2 Error during function call in SAPGUI .
The OLE function modules are only implemented in Windows.
FREE OBJECT

Example

Release an EXCEL object:


INCLUDE OLE2INCL.
DATA EXCEL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT.
CREATE OBJECT EXCEL 'Excel.Application'.
FREE   OBJECT EXCEL.