Stopping a Process

[KenFalk]

I have found that I can execute any file with the following code:

Dim oProcStart As New ProcessStartInfo
oProcStart.FileName = "C:\SomeFileOfUnknownType"
Process.Start(oProcStart)

Of course, the program that runs will be the program that is associated with the extension of the file.

At some latter point, I would like to request that the file that is opened be closed (the process be gracefully terminated).

How can I stop an external process that I have started?

-Ken

 

[shatch]

Try:

Dim aProcName As String = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension("MyApp")

If Process.GetProcessesByName(aProcName).Length = 1 Then

 

[KenFalk]

Thanks for the reply,

When I start the process, I do not know the type of the file and therefore do not know the application used to open the file. What is "MyApp" supposed to be?

-Ken

 

[shatch]

MyApp is the name of the process you wish to kill, eg if you start msword.exe, replace MyApp with 'msword' You will be able to get this string that which you use to start the process originally

 

[KenFalk]

I started the process not with the name of an app but rather with the name of a file supplied by the user so I don't know the name of the app that is used unless I can retrieve it from code.

-Ken