A metafile is not a permanent object and, unless it is explicitly saved, disappears when the application that creates it ends. Metafiles are saved in disk files by calling GpiSaveMetaFile.
This function accepts as input the metafile handle and the name of the disk file in which the metafile is to be saved. As the disk file is created by this function, an error condition is raised if a file with this name already exists. When you call GpiSaveMetaFile, the memory version of the metafile is deleted. Its handle is no longer valid, until the file is reloaded from disk.