Request that another app shuts down.

[jassing]

Ideally (for me) I want to be able to send a message to another app that mimics a windows-shutdown-message so the app will close its files & exit.
If that's not possible, I can be a shell that runs it, then just terminates it; but I really want to be sure it's file buffers are all flushed .

Any ideas?

thanks.

[Mijikai]

Try to send a close message:

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SendMessage_(WindowHandle.i,#WM_CLOSE,#Null,#Null)

Usually this should work (theres also #WM_QUIT).

[RASHAD]

Hi jassing
Long time no see

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SendMessage_(#HWND_BROADCAST, #WM_SYSCOMMAND, #SC_CLOSE, hWnd)

[jassing]

Hi jassing
Long time no see

Thanks; indeed it has been a while. I moved & took a little time off from Windows work...
Hope you have been well.

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SendMessage_(#HWND_BROADCAST, #WM_SYSCOMMAND, #SC_CLOSE, hWnd)

Try to send a close message:

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SendMessage_(WindowHandle.i,#WM_CLOSE,#Null,#Null)

Usually this should work (theres also #WM_QUIT).

Thanks; I'll give those three a try. I fear the app I am trying to close gracefully isn't listening. I am trying to close an inventory & billing app down so that it's data file can be backed up at night. The problem is the app doesn't appear to flush its file buffers to disk, so if I kill the app, the data file doesn't contain some of the last updates...

I appreciate the quick replies. Thanks!

[Dude]

I've found the #SC_CLOSE version is better than #WM_CLOSE, because #WM_CLOSE wouldn't close some windows on my PC (but #SC_CLOSE did).

[Edit] Here's my previous post about it: viewtopic.php?p=509365#p509365

[jassing]

I've found the #SC_CLOSE version is better than #WM_CLOSE, because #WM_CLOSE wouldn't close some windows on my PC (but #SC_CLOSE did).

I guess it's all a matter of what the app is listening for, conventions are there for a reason, but it doesn't mean apps have to follow them.