From: "Bill Zissimopoulos" <bill@syzygy.co.uk>
Subject: Re: RunTime Error 217 - How ?
Date: 22 Dec 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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NirmalKannan <nirmal@geologik.com> wrote:

>  I got a run - time error 217 some times(once in 100) when i try to
> start my app The app is also halted.Documentation says thet run time
> error 217 - > EControlC , caused when user terminates a CONSOLE
> application by pressing Ctrl+C .But my app is NOT console ! .

One of your initialization sections is failing and throws an exception.
The run-time  is not ready to properly handle exceptions at this point
and you get this error.

Bill