Detect working application

5 posts

KerzhJune 20, 2006 at 11:37 AM#

Detect working application

Hi to all!

I have exe application and want to kill it before entering installer.

How can i do this?

Thank you.

TakhirJune 20, 2006 at 12:15 PM#

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Category:Plugins FCT if process has window, NsProces otherwise.

KerzhJune 20, 2006 at 12:52 PM#

Thank you.

I found hWnd of application and sent message WM_CLOSE

onadJune 27, 2006 at 2:29 PM#

WM_CLOSE may not always be enough, better try close , wait a few seconds, see if still running and than kill the wanted process

TakhirJune 27, 2006 at 2:57 PM#

Originally posted by onad
WM_CLOSE may not always be enough, better try close , wait a few seconds, see if still running and than kill the wanted process

Precisely what FCT does 😉
+ enumwindows (few instances of one application, for example all IE or OE), multithreading (stopping few apps at the same time), optional user confirmation message box, window search by caption/class full text or it's part only. And 1-2 lines of NSIS script only 😉.