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I am finding the windows handle for an application using the FindWindow() call. I need to then close that application if it is running. Any suggestions on how I should do this? I tried to use the CloseHandle() call, but that doesn't seem to work. Maybe I am just doing something wrong, or maybe I need to use a different method. Can anyone help? Thanks
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Hi Susan

You can send a message to the window using the WM_CLOSE message. Check the following links out which exactly does what you want

http://www.mangovision.com/vbapi/ref/w/wm_close.htm

Hope this helps

Regards
Madh

MVP | MCSD.NE

----- Susan wrote: ----

I am finding the windows handle for an application using the FindWindow() call. I need to then close that application if it is running. Any suggestions on how I should do this? I tried to use the CloseHandle() call, but that doesn't seem to work. Maybe I am just doing something wrong, or maybe I need to use a different method. Can anyone help? Thanks
Nov 16 '05 #2
Do you have any C# examples?
Nov 16 '05 #3

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