Stopping a program run from another

[Ed Bitzer]

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and
Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
that program I started. Even if I close my main program this program
remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but
using words like end, stop, close found me lots of information but not
my specific need. Appreciate if you would help again

Ed

[Chris Dunaway]

Re: Stopping a program run from another

On Jul 6, 7:55 am, "Ed Bitzer" <edbit...@yahoo .comwrote:

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and
Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
that program I started. Even if I close my main program this program
remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but
using words like end, stop, close found me lots of information but not
my specific need. Appreciate if you would help again
>
Ed

Have you looked at the docs for the Process class? You might try
Process.CloseMa inWindow or Process.Close.

Good luck

Chris

[Miro]

Re: Stopping a program run from another

Something like this you are looking for ?

Private Sub KillExcel()

Dim myProcesses As Process
Dim myProcess As Process

myProcesses = Process.GetProc essesByName("EX CEL.EXE")
For Each myProcess In myProcesses
myProcess.Kill( )
Next

myProcesses = Nothing
myProcess = Nothing

End Sub

Miro


"Ed Bitzer" <edbitzer@yahoo .comwrote in message
news:%23OqK0z8v HHA.4184@TK2MSF TNGP06.phx.gbl. ..

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and Google
search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop that program I
started. Even if I close my main program this program remains listed in
the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but using words like end,
stop, close found me lots of information but not my specific need.
Appreciate if you would help again
>
Ed
>

[rowe_newsgroups]

Re: Stopping a program run from another

On Jul 6, 9:17 am, Chris Dunaway <dunaw...@gmail .comwrote:

On Jul 6, 7:55 am, "Ed Bitzer" <edbit...@yahoo .comwrote:
>

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and
Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
that program I started. Even if I close my main program this program
remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but
using words like end, stop, close found me lots of information but not
my specific need. Appreciate if you would help again

>

Ed

>
Have you looked at the docs for the Process class? You might try
Process.CloseMa inWindow or Process.Close.
>
Good luck
>
Chris

What Chris means:

Dim pi As New ProcessStartInf o("MyDialer.exe ", "123 456 1234")
Dim p As Process = Process.Start(p i)
'// I also find a System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep( ...) is sometimes
'// needed to allow the app to receive the close messages
p.CloseMainWind ow
p.Close

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

[=?Utf-8?B?TW9kZWxCdWlsZGVy?=]

RE: Stopping a program run from another

You probably would do the suggestions above within the main form closing
handler.

"Ed Bitzer" wrote:

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and
Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
that program I started. Even if I close my main program this program
remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but
using words like end, stop, close found me lots of information but not
my specific need. Appreciate if you would help again
>
Ed
>
>
>

[Ed Bitzer]

Re: Stopping a program run from another


"Ed Bitzer" <edbitzer@yahoo .comwrote in message
news:%23OqK0z8v HHA.4184@TK2MSF TNGP06.phx.gbl. ..

You have taught me how to start another program using
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt and suggested a good tip site and
Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
that program I started. Even if I close my main program this
program remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I
searched but using words like end, stop, close found me lots of
information but not my specific need. Appreciate if you would help
again
>
Ed
>

Here is the code I finally settled upon inserted in the Form.Closed
sub - I will try the other ideas suggested to gain some better
understanding.
For Each oProcess2 In System.Diagnost ics.Process.Get Processes()
If oProcess2.Proce ssName.ToString = "phonepro" Then
oProcess2.Kill( )
MessageBox.Show ("Process started from code is now
killed")
Exit For
End If
Next
Application.Exi t() '

Ed

[Rad [Visual C# MVP]]

Re: Stopping a program run from another

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 08:55:24 -0400, "Ed Bitzer" <edbitzer@yahoo .com>
wrote:

>You have taught me how to start another program using
>System.Diagnos tics.Process.St art and suggested a good tip site and
>Google search for future reference. My problem now is how to stop
>that program I started. Even if I close my main program this program
>remains listed in the Task Manager. I promise you I searched but
>using words like end, stop, close found me lots of information but not
>my specific need. Appreciate if you would help again
>
>Ed
>

Perhaps you should first figure out why the called program does not
close cleanly ... is it supposed to terminate itself when it has
completed its operation?

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