closing other exe file from filemaker

[mike kim]

hi, all ! can somebody tell me how to close other application ?

well something like a batch file which i can call it from fmp via send event script.

actually batch file is fine but what is the code for it ?

or make other application bring forward when i call it from fmp.

send event bring forward is not working for

one of the application that i have.

it keeps blinking at the bottom of the

toolbar instead of comming to the front.

any idea ?

thanks,

mike

Edited February 25, 2007 by Guest

[MarkWilson]

Mike,

You could use the "TASKKILL" command line parameter.

taskkill /F /IM notepad.exe /T

[Genx]

That's kind of cool, something to add to my toolkit :

[mike kim]

hi, mark ! i made a batch file with that code and it didn't close the app. it said taskkill is not recognizable.

i heard that there is a pskill which will do this but in window nt and xp pro. but i have xp home edition.

hello genx ! did you test it ? did it work for you ?

how should i use it ?

thanks ,

mike

Edited February 25, 2007 by Guest

[MarkWilson]

Mike,

It is not required to use a batch file. The script step Send Event using a calculation will work on its own.

I made a table with the program names in it. Each record has a button to run a Kill Task script.

Send Event: "CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & Program_Name & " /T"

[mike kim]

hi, mark ! thanks for reply.

i tried your code and it didn't close other program.

i used < "CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & "logitech quickcam.exe" & " /T" > in a send event calc and it didn't work.

am i doing something wrong here ?

regards,

mike

Edited February 26, 2007 by Guest

[Genx]

Try:

"CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & Quote("logitech quickcam.exe") & " /T"

[mike kim]

hi, genx ! that didn't work neither.

wim decorte said send ALT-F4 comand with vb code will do. but i don't know nothing about vb.

i'm still waiting for his reply.

thanks ,

mike

[Genx]

I just tried: "CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & Quote("firefox.exe") & " /T" and it worked fine for me, killed firefox straight off lol.

Hit Ctrl + Shift + Escape, go to processes and make sure you have the exact process name for your logitech app.

"CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & Quote("FileMaker Pro Advanced.exe") & " /T"

Should kill fm if you wanted to do that?

[mike kim]

hi, genx ! what OS are you using ?

i use win xp home edition svc pack 2 and it didn't work.

i tried notepad.exe / logitech quickcam.exe

none of them worked.

i could open above apps by send event script.

so should've worked with those names.

did you run send event script from fmp ?

p.s. -- by the way , do you know what happen to updateginie from high-voltage ( company in melborne ) ? looks like they are discontinuing update ginie.

thanks,

mike

Edited February 26, 2007 by Guest

[Genx]

They are discontinuing it.

I'm running xp pro sp2 and it makes no difference (we're both on xp)

1) Open notepad

2) Click start > Run and copy and paste the following:

CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM "notepad.exe" /T

That should close it. If it does (and i'm pretty sure it will)... Open FM, Create a new script, add the script step "Send Event". Click Specify, then click calculation and click specify, type the following in:

"CMD /C TASKKILL /F /IM " & Quote("notepad.exe") & " /T"

Open up notepad, then run that script.

[mike kim]

hi, genx ! did it work on your side ?

it is not working on mine. dos screen just splashes and disappear and do nothing.

mike

[Genx]

Yes it did work on my side, forget FileMaker for a minute, just do the Start > Run instructions.

[MarkWilson]

Mike,

My research tells me that XP Home does not have the taskkill.exe program; however, it does have the tskill.exe program. It is a limited version of taskkill.exe.

Taskkill.exe can be downloaded here and added to the Windows folders.

Attached is a sample that stops tasks in both XP Pro and XP Home.

Taskkill.zip

Edited February 26, 2007 by Guest

[Genx]

Sorry.. Kinda dumb that they didn't include it as standard though.

[mike kim]

hi, mark & genx ! thanks for the info.

now it works fine. thanks to you guys.

but i still have one more question though.

when i run the send event script , dos dialog box pops up and stay like 2~3 seconds and excutes the kill action.

is there any way that i can make that dos pop up don't appear foreground on the screen ?

(ex) minimize it or make it run behind screen.

thanks ,

mike

Edited February 27, 2007 by Guest

[Genx]

I would post the direct link to this file but i just googled and couldn't find a non-spyware filled site to download it from.

Attached is a small file called "Hide.exe". If you run it before your command it should hide the window.

If you put it in your system32 folder on windows, it's just:

Hide.exe cmd /c etc. etc.

If you put it in a different directory it becomes:

"C:filePathfolderhide.exe" cmd /c etc. etc.

Hide.zip

[mike kim]

hi, genx ! i just tried it and it works like a charm.

thanks a bunch.

mike

Edited February 27, 2007 by Guest

[Genx]

Glad I could help :