Call Statement

[ZMAN2]

Looking for a way to open an application, do some stuff , and then close this particular app. I can open it, do some stuff , but I can't close it. Please advise. Am I just way off or what?

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Sub APPTEST()
Dim anyapp as anyapp.application
Call Shell("C:\Temp\AnyApp.exe """, 1)
anyapp.Quit
End Sub

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Thanks in advance.

 

[Travis]

HOWTO: Find a Window Handle from an Instance Handle

How to Kill an Application with System Menu Using Visual Basic

 

[ZMAN2]

Way over my head.....................Does this also work with programs that run in the system tray? The application that I am running is in the systray when launched. Isn't there a command that can find "anyapp.exe" and simply close it.

Something like:

to start app Call Shell ("C:\programs\anyapp.exe")
to close app Exit Shell ("C:\programs\anyapp.exe")

Please excuse my ignorance... ...I know there is more to this.

 

[ZMAN2]

I'm trying to figure it out

Thanks Tony and Travis. I did view the two links and I am having difficulty determining the lpClassName$ and lpCaption$. I'll keep playing with the code and hopefully it will work, for me anyway. Are programs in the systray just as easy to find the handle? At this point, I was thinking of calling the taskmanager and ending the process that way.