Hi Is there a way to shout down Excel

not as appilcation but as a process

And from Visul basic

It is because after i have shot down Excel 2007

it still runing as a process

Alvin

Hi Alvin,

Here are some suggestions:

1. If you create an Excel application object in VB.NET, please remember to quit it.

Dim oExcel As Object = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

oExcel.Quit()

oExcel = Nothing

2. You can use Process.CloseMainWindow or Process.Kill to endExcel process.

Check this thread for detail:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2371540&SiteID=1

3. If the application processstill appears in Task ManagerProcesses listwhen you close your application, please check this thread for detailed solution:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2301913&SiteID=1

Best regards,

Martin

Hi Alvin,

Here are some suggestions:

1. If you create an Excel application object in VB.NET, please remember to quit it.

Dim oExcel As Object = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

oExcel.Quit()

oExcel = Nothing

2. You can use Process.CloseMainWindow or Process.Kill to endExcel process.

Check this thread for detail:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2371540&SiteID=1

3. If the application processstill appears in Task ManagerProcesses listwhen you close your application, please check this thread for detailed solution:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2301913&SiteID=1

Best regards,

Martin

Thanks

Its working with p.kill()

Alvin

If two processes with the same name but a different file path are open can you isolate one from the other?

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Hi CooperHawk,

You can try retrieving additional property (e.g. Process.MainWindowTitle)value to distinguish these processes which havethe same name.

' Get all process whose name is Excel.exe.

Dim Proc() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("Excel")

For Each p As Process In Proc

If p.MainWindowTitle = "Book1.xls" Then
p.CloseMainWindow()

End If

Next

MainWindowTitle

Property: Gets the caption of the main window of the process.

You can investigate all properties of the Process class here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process_members.aspx

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Maybe I should explain my situation. I have a program that won't have a different main window title. The program is a database management program that accesses information from the directory it exists in. But someone, theoretically, might have multiple database programs open. The only way to distinguish them would be by the file path, ex "C:\Program Files\Contact Manager\CMA.exe" vs. "C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Contact Manager\CMA.exe". I don't see file path or directory or location on the list you gave me :(

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I seek not answers, but understanding, that I may not solve, but learn. What good is a fish without the skill to catch it?

is there a way to do what I want?

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I seek not answers, but understanding, that I may not solve, but learn. What good is a fish without the skill to catch it?

I don't think it matters how loud you shout , yell or scream it won't shutdown a process on your computer :-)

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That was completely beside the point. I just want to know if there is a way to shut down a process based on the location of the exe file.

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I seek not answers, but understanding, that I may not solve, but learn. What good is a fish without the skill to catch it?

I just want to know if there is a way to shut down a process based on the location of the exe file.

Hi CooperHawk,

I find the solution: Using Process.MainModule.FileName Property to get the full path to the process.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.processmodule.filename.aspx

' Get all process whose name is CMA.exe.

Dim Proc() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("CMA")

For Each p As Process In Proc

If p.MainModule.FileName = "C:\Program Files\Contact Manager\CMA.exe" Then
p.Kill()

End If

Next

Thank you All for your friendly help and support!

Best regards,
Martin Xie

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