App not closing

[cyprus106]

I've got several applications that, when I call the
Application->Terminate(); function it does not close the program. I looked and looked and couldn't find any reasonwhy in the world they would do this. Application->Terminate() shoots off without a hitch and everything's wonderful. The windows close, but the process keeps running. This has happened on more than one of my programs, which is reason for concern (for lack of a better word) Has anybody else had this problem. How do I kill the program when Application->Terminate commits suicide? Cyprus

 

[Wings]

try using the close function on the main form of the app.
This will kill it if it is a windows app.

Otherwise try using the TerminateProcess() function,
assuming you have the process id

 

[cyprus106]

tried close. doesn't work. How do i get the process ID? Cyprus

 

[Wings]

if you created the process with the createprocess function, then you can get it from that.

////////
STARTUPINFO stStartInformation;
PROCESS_INFORMATION stProcessInformation;
String clExecutable;
String clArguments;
String clExercise;
DWORD dwCreationFlags = DETACHED_PROCESS;

//used to initially start training
STARTUPINFO RTStartupInfo;
PROCESS_INFORMATION RTProcessInfo;
RTProcessInfo.hProcess = 0;
// configure the startup info for the real time process
memset(&RTStartupInfo, 0, sizeof(STARTUPINFO));
RTStartupInfo.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
RTStartupInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
RTStartupInfo.dwXSize = 200;
RTStartupInfo.dwYSize = 100;

CreateProcess("C:\\Project\\TheApplication.exe",NULL, NULL ,NULL,FALSE,NULL, NULL,"C:\\Project\\",&RTStartupInfo , &RTProcessInfo);

processPid = RTProcessInfo.dwProcessId;
/////

the use the TerminateProcess() function like this

/////
HANDLE TheHandle = OpenProcess( SYNCHRONIZE|PROCESS_TERMINATE, FALSE, processPid);
unsigned long int iExitCode;
GetExitCodeProcess(TheHandle ,&iExitCode);
TerminateProcess(TheHandle ,iExitCode);
CloseHandle(TheHandle );

 

[2ffat]

Have you tried caFree on the form's OnClose property? James P. Cottingham

I am the Unknown lead by the Unknowing.
I have done so much with so little
for so long that they think I am now
qualified to do anything with nothing.

 

[cyprus106]

ooh theres an idea. I'll see what I can't do. Cyprus