Terminating the previoue process with out its Process ID.

Hello Friends,
I am having 3 EXEs like E1,E2 and E3. First 'E1' is executed, from 'E1' i am calling 'E2' and then from 'E2' iam calling 'E3', while executing 'E3', I have to close the previous processes 'E1' & 'E2'. Please guide me the way to acieve this.

It seems you dont like to enumurate the whole process list and find your E1.EXE and E2.EXE and terminate.

The other solutions would be...

I put code on E1 execute E2 and close it self.
i.e

Code:

---

shell "E2.exe"
unload me

---

if you need a perticuler interval after executing the E2,
you can call a timer which unloads the form after a perticuler interval.

Code:

---

shell "E2.exe"
timer1.enable=true

---

Inside timer

Code:

---

unload me

---

You can do the same thing for E2 to call E3.

or another solution is,

When the E1 Launced, put code to write it selfs PID to a Registry value your program uses. Same as when E2 Launches, put code to write it PID to the registry as well. so when you want to terminate the process from E3, Now you have the PID's.

There can be more solutions...

Thanks for your response sir. But, actually i have to terminate the process E1 and E2 after E3 started its execution. Pls guide me in this way.

i think this code will help you.
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hlight=Process