[RESOLVED] Close running applications in Winxp using vb code???

Guys,

I need to write a simple application in vb6 that would close other currently running applications in windows xp
Very similar to ending process in task manager.

please help guys and if u have the code, please do provide it, replies would be highy appreciated.

reply soon...

Have you tried searching the forum? The FAQ? I'm pretty sure someone's mentioned the same process recently

Here is the code

VB Code:

Option Explicit
'on win2k you need the following:
Private Const PROCESS_TERMINATE = &H1
'On nt 9X the following could be enough:
Private Const PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = &H1F0FFF
'in any case, let us use both...
Private Const MAX_PATH As Integer = 260
 
Private Type PROCESSENTRY32
  dwSize As Long
  cntUsage As Long
  th32ProcessID As Long
  th32DefaultHeapID As Long
  th32moduleID As Long
  cntThreads As Long
  th32ParentProcessID As Long
  pcPriClassBase As Long
  dwFlags As Long
  szExeFile As String * MAX_PATH
End Type
 
Private Declare Function CreateToolHelpSnapshot Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateToolhelp32Snapshot" (ByVal lFlags As Long, ByVal lProcessID As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function ProcessFirst Lib "kernel32" Alias "Process32First" (ByVal hSnapShot As Long, uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long
Private Declare Function ProcessNext Lib "kernel32" Alias "Process32Next" (ByVal hSnapShot As Long, uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long
Private Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal ApphProcess As Long, ByVal uExitCode As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function OpenProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal bInheritHandle As Long, ByVal dwProcessId As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
 
Public Function KillApp(myName As String) As Boolean
    Dim uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32
    Dim rProcessFound As Long
    Dim hSnapShot As Long
    Dim szExename As String
    Dim exitCode As Long
    Dim myProcess As Long
    Dim iFound As Integer
    
    On Error GoTo ErrHandler
    
    Const TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS As Long = 2&
    
    uProcess.dwSize = Len(uProcess)
    hSnapShot = CreateToolHelpSnapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0&)
    rProcessFound = ProcessFirst(hSnapShot, uProcess)
    
    Do While rProcessFound
       iFound = InStr(1, uProcess.szExeFile, Chr(0)) - 1
       If iFound > 0 Then
           szExename = LCase$(Left$(uProcess.szExeFile, iFound))
        
           If Right$(szExename, Len(myName)) = LCase$(myName) Then
               
               myProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS Or PROCESS_TERMINATE, False, uProcess.th32ProcessID)
               KillApp = TerminateProcess(myProcess, exitCode)
               Call CloseHandle(myProcess)
               
                
               'if you have only one, exit here:
               'Exit Function
               'if you think you may have more than one,
               'let this go on
           End If
           rProcessFound = ProcessNext(hSnapShot, uProcess)
       End If
    Loop
    Call CloseHandle(hSnapShot)
    Exit Function
ErrHandler:
    MsgBox Err.Description
End Function

This will work on 9x, NT, win 2000, win xp

thank you 4 all the replies guys...
thanks 4 the code man....
really appreciate it