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    How to completely stop a VB 6 Application

    I wrote a Visual Basic 6 program and included a command button to stop the program

    Below is the code I used to stop the program


    Private Sub cmdStop_Click()
    Unload Me
    End
    End Sub

    The program plays a short wav file every sixty seconds to let the user know it’s still running. Of course it does other stuff too.

    I created an Executable and the command button works fine and completely stops the application. After I click the command button the program disappears from the Task Manage.

    When I click the Red X in the upper right corner the window closes but the task continues running, it doesn’t disappear from the Task Manager and it continues playing the sound file every sixty seconds.

    How do I force a clean completely close?

    Thanks

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    Re: How to completely stop a VB 6 Application

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    Re: How to completely stop a VB 6 Application

    if you have a timer to play the waves, you should make it enabled = false
    it is considered very bad practice to use end
    i do my best to test code works before i post it, but sometimes am unable to do so for some reason, and usually say so if this is the case.
    Note code snippets posted are just that and do not include error handling that is required in real world applications, but avoid On Error Resume Next

    dim all variables as required as often i have done so elsewhere in my code but only posted the relevant part

    come back and mark your original post as resolved if your problem is fixed
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    Re: How to completely stop a VB 6 Application

    Quote Originally Posted by westconn1 View Post
    if you have a timer to play the waves, you should make it enabled = false
    it is considered very bad practice to use end
    If you call the Unload event, doesn't that take care of cleanning up the various objects on the form, like the Timer control?
    Also, I thought the controlbox at the upper right corner would fire the unload event.
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    Re: How to completely stop a VB 6 Application

    Quote Originally Posted by krtxmrtz View Post
    If you call the Unload event, doesn't that take care of cleanning up the various objects on the form, like the Timer control?
    Not really... it will unload some things, but you need to stop the Timer control(s) yourself plus various other things, as explained by "How should I close my form/program/class?" FAQ article via LaVolpe's link.
    Also, I thought the controlbox at the upper right corner would fire the unload event.
    It does indeed... which is why cmdStop should only contain Unload Me

    The code to actually close the program (if needed) should be in the Unload event... as explained in the FAQ article I mentioned.

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