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Ferekikoo
16th April 2004 00:53 UTC

How to close...
How can i close a running program before i start copying the new files...
please put a example with the answer!:D :winamp:

deguix
16th April 2004 03:13 UTC

FindWindow$R0"ProcessName"

And after:

SendMessage$R0${WM_QUIT}

SendMessage$R0${WM_CLOSE}

Replace "ProcessName" with the name of the process to close (with a window as "WM" means "Window Messages").

Note: Sometimes ${WM_CLOSE} has a different effect than ${WM_QUIT}, test both messages to see what happens with the program.

OR

2) To follow this way you need the plugin "KillProcDLL" which you can find on the Archive.

KillProcDLL::KillProc"ProgramToClose.exe"

Replace "ProgramToClose.exe" with the program you want to close.

Ferekikoo
18th April 2004 23:43 UTC

Thanx
Thanks it work!:D :winamp:

Ferekikoo
20th April 2004 19:51 UTC

When i use this code this error appere in the log

Code:

FindWindow $R0 "ProcessName"
SendMessage $R0 ${WM_QUIT}

Error:

SendMessage expects 4-6 parameters, got 2.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

deguix
20th April 2004 20:17 UTC

Whoops:

SendMessage$R0${WM_QUIT}""""

SendMessage$R0${WM_CLOSE}""""

(I thought these were working because you said so...)

Ferekikoo
20th April 2004 20:47 UTC

SORRY...
i'm sorry i ment the KillProcDLL plugin...
Thanks again... :up: :up: :up: :D

Ferekikoo
21st April 2004 00:47 UTC

???
I tried it but nothing happend ??#!$ :cry:

deguix
21st April 2004 03:19 UTC

Process is not a program file, is a space in memory of an aplication running, in this case you need to know the name of the process that the main window of Winamp.exe is identified. In this case, the process name is "BaseWindow_RootWnd".

Ferekikoo
21st April 2004 11:15 UTC

I'm soooooooo sorry but it also didn't work!!!
if you can please write the nsi file & attach it with the answer.... :( :( :(
Also please write how to get the process name for any program...

Ferekikoo
21st April 2004 11:16 UTC

I forget the attachment !:D

Ferekikoo
21st April 2004 12:14 UTC

I found this and it works with winamp 5 :up:
Close/exit a program

Takhir
21st April 2004 12:23 UTC

FindWindow user_var(hwnd output) windowclass [windowtitle]
Second parameter is a top level (if [windowparent] parameter was omitted) window class name, not a process name. Looking from my corner, process may have or may have not window. "BaseWindow_RootWnd" looks like class name, but I am not sure - you can get correct class name using Spy++ utility. If you can close running program using Ctrl-Alt-Del, this trick should work with WM_CLOSE from NSIS script.

deguix
21st April 2004 20:44 UTC

Whoops, yeah you're right. I need to relax before answering a question, or I get it wrong...