How to close a running task (aka process)

Archive: How to close a running task (aka process)

robdal
27th January 2003 15:54 UTC

How to close a running task (aka process)
I'd like to be able to close a running process (i.e: this might be my own app that I'm about to update).

Is that possible with NSIS?

bEST REGARDS
Roberto Dalmonte

kichik
27th January 2003 16:33 UTC

That really depends on the application you are trying to close. Some will close when you send their main window WM_CLOSE such as Winamp 1 and 2 for example:


loop:

 FindWindow $0 "Winamp v1.x"

 IntCmp $0 0 startCopy

  SendMessage$0 ${WM_CLOSE} 0 0

  Sleep 100

  Goto loop 

>

Services need a special API call (ControlService). You can use the NET command line utility for services.

Other applications might be waiting for a file to close, or for them to finish their task.

The first method usually works, but you'll still have to be a bit more specific to get an absolute answer. If it's your application then you should know best what makes it close. If it's a VB application or any other wizard programming language then the first method should work.

robdal
27th January 2003 17:26 UTC

Thanks, this is what I was looking for.

Roberto

robdal
28th January 2003 17:30 UTC

This is, I guess, the most simple example of closing a running window. The following script will terminate notepad.

SilentInstall silent
OutFile "CloseNotepad.exe"
Section "MySection"
FindWindow $0 "Notepad"
SendMessage $0 16 0 0
SectionEnd

javajunki
28th January 2003 17:36 UTC

Hello, I'd like to end a process but it doesn't necessarily have a frame and could be running in the background.... I want to kill any running internet explorer processes so that I can install a browser dependant program. seems IE is running in the background in some cases, and I need to end these processes before I can register my dll or I get an error when upgrading the dll.

Is this possible?

Hope someone can help.:(

thanks in advance :D

kichik
28th January 2003 17:40 UTC

Please see: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....light=close+ie

robdal
29th January 2003 19:01 UTC

Sorry, I don't know how to accomplish that. I tried different things without success.
If I happen to succeed sooner or later I'll let you know
robdal@tiscali.it

virtlink
30th January 2003 11:07 UTC

KiCHiK posts his email adress in separate parts, and you should do that too to avoid Spambot's to pick up your email adress and send you a mailbox full of spam.
Like this:
robdal at tiscali dot it