How to End process in vb.net

[Pc_Not_Mac]

For example "C:\myapp\app.exe"
I know this code Process.Start("C:\myapp\app.exe") but this only starts the file and does not end it. How can i end it thank you in advance

[cicatrix]

Process.Kill works but this is a bad way to close an application.

[weirddemon]

For example "C:\myapp\app.exe"
I know this code Process.Start("C:\myapp\app.exe") but this only starts the file and does not end it. How can i end it thank you in advance

Again, this is one of those situations that all you needed to do was utilize Google.

You'll always want to try CloseMainWindow first and then call .Kill so that it's only done if needed.

[Philly0494]

For Each p As Process In Process.GetProcessesByName("app")
         p.Kill()
Next

[weirddemon]

What Philly0494 means is:

For Each p As Process In Process.GetProcessesByName("app")
    If p Is Nothing Then Return
    If Not p.CloseMainWindow() Then p.Kill()
Next

[cicatrix]

isn't CloseMainWindow redundant? Or it leaks?

[weirddemon]

isn't CloseMainWindow redundant? Or it leaks?

I'm not sure what you're asking exactly.

But the reason you'd send CloseMainWindow first, is because .Kill could cause issues.

Kill:

Immediately stops the associated process.

If that process is in the middle of doing something important, you could cause additional problems and so it should be a last resort.

CloseMainWindow:

Closes a process that has a user interface by sending a close message to its main window.

By sending a message to the application, it has the opportunity to stop or do whatever it needs to, to make sure everything else continues to run smoothly.

Now, I could be terribly wrong, but that's what I've inferred from the documentation and what I've read around VBF.