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    Closing a running program.

    I am a total nooby at this.

    Can someone give me a simple script on how I can close any program running by clicking a button?

    I tried

    Private Sub Command1_Click()
    end ("C:\Program Files\..")
    End Sub

    But it said syntax error

    help please

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    Welcome to the vbforums!

    This question is probably better suited for the Classic VB forum.

    The End method will quit your vb program. No parameters
    needed. Usally you would want to unload any objects from
    memory before you actuall end your program.

    Here is the way to use the End method.
    VB Code:
    1. Private Sub Command1_Click()
    2.     End
    3. End Sub
    To end another 3rd party program may not be
    the best idea if the program is relying on the user logging out or
    something else like closing connections to a database. You would
    need to use some APIs to close another programs window like
    FindWindow & PostMessage.

    Last edited by RobDog888; May 29th, 2004 at 05:32 PM.
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    Originally posted by RobDog888

    FindWindow & PostMessage.

    I would suggest SendMessage if this is the case


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