?? How do I close another application that has a modal dialog open ??

[MilOs]

I have an application that will shut down all instances of another specific
application ( ie. like Word). But it has problems if the application has a
modal dialog window open.

I have tried getting the handle to the dialog box and setting it to the
active window and then using sendkeys() to close the dialog window. I am
not to happy with this method.

Is there an API call that I can make to close the the window or even send it
a message like ID_CANCEL or ID_OK ???


Thanx


Milos

[Necator]

Try to use the PostMesage method.


'Get DAP hwnd
DAPhWnd = FindWindow("DAP Class", "Download Accelerator Plus - DAP")
If DAPhWnd Then
PostMessage DAPhWnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0
End If

[Necator]

Try to use the PostMesage method.


'Get DAP hwnd
DAPhWnd = FindWindow("DAP Class", "Download Accelerator Plus - DAP")
If DAPhWnd Then
PostMessage DAPhWnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0
End If

[MiLoS]

Thanx But,
That is the method that I am using to close the application but the
application will not close if it has a modal dialog window open, like an
error message.

Necator <necator@ladnet.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3a6990bb$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Try to use the PostMesage method.
>
>
> 'Get DAP hwnd
> DAPhWnd = FindWindow("DAP Class", "Download Accelerator Plus - DAP")
> If DAPhWnd Then
> PostMessage DAPhWnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0
> End If
>

[MiLoS]

Thanx But,
That is the method that I am using to close the application but the
application will not close if it has a modal dialog window open, like an
error message.

Necator <necator@ladnet.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3a6990bb$1@news.devx.com...
>
> Try to use the PostMesage method.
>
>
> 'Get DAP hwnd
> DAPhWnd = FindWindow("DAP Class", "Download Accelerator Plus - DAP")
> If DAPhWnd Then
> PostMessage DAPhWnd, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0
> End If
>

[Dick Grier]

Hi,

There is example code on www.msdn.microsoft.com. It uses the
TerminateProcess API (search on TerminateProcess to find the specific code)

Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hProcess As Long, _
ByVal uExitCode As Long) As Long

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[Dick Grier]

Hi,

There is example code on www.msdn.microsoft.com. It uses the
TerminateProcess API (search on TerminateProcess to find the specific code)

Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hProcess As Long, _
ByVal uExitCode As Long) As Long

--
Richard Grier (Microsoft Visual Basic MVP)
Hard & Software
12962 West Louisiana Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228
303-986-2179 (voice)
303-986-3143 (fax)
Author of Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, 2nd
Edition ISBN 1-890422-25-8 (355 pages).
For information look on my homepage at http://www.hardandsoftware.net.
Use the Books link to order. For faster service contact the publisher at
http://www.mabry.com/vbpgser.

[Sergey Merzlikin]

Hello!

You must close this modal window first.

Here is an example: http://smsoft.chat.ru/en/shutdown.htm

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Sergey Merzlikin
http://smsoft.chat.ru
smsoft@chat.ru


"MilOs" <milosk@hella.net> wrote in message news:3a68b075$1@news.devx.com...
> I have an application that will shut down all instances of another
specific
> application ( ie. like Word). But it has problems if the application has
a
> modal dialog window open.
>
> I have tried getting the handle to the dialog box and setting it to the
> active window and then using sendkeys() to close the dialog window. I am
> not to happy with this method.
>
> Is there an API call that I can make to close the the window or even send
it
> a message like ID_CANCEL or ID_OK ???
>
>
> Thanx
>
>
> Milos
>
>
>

[Sergey Merzlikin]

Hello!

You must close this modal window first.

Here is an example: http://smsoft.chat.ru/en/shutdown.htm

--
Sergey Merzlikin
http://smsoft.chat.ru
smsoft@chat.ru


"MilOs" <milosk@hella.net> wrote in message news:3a68b075$1@news.devx.com...
> I have an application that will shut down all instances of another
specific
> application ( ie. like Word). But it has problems if the application has
a
> modal dialog window open.
>
> I have tried getting the handle to the dialog box and setting it to the
> active window and then using sendkeys() to close the dialog window. I am
> not to happy with this method.
>
> Is there an API call that I can make to close the the window or even send
it
> a message like ID_CANCEL or ID_OK ???
>
>
> Thanx
>
>
> Milos
>
>
>

[Dean Earley]

This is just an idea, but could you send the query unload message. Im not
sure of the specifics

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"MilOs" <milosk@hella.net> wrote in message news:3a68b075$1@news.devx.com...
> I have an application that will shut down all instances of another
specific
> application ( ie. like Word). But it has problems if the application has
a
> modal dialog window open.
>
> I have tried getting the handle to the dialog box and setting it to the
> active window and then using sendkeys() to close the dialog window. I am
> not to happy with this method.
>
> Is there an API call that I can make to close the the window or even send
it
> a message like ID_CANCEL or ID_OK ???
>
>
> Thanx
>
>
> Milos
>
>
>

[Dean Earley]

This is just an idea, but could you send the query unload message. Im not
sure of the specifics

--
Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
Assistant Developer

iCode Systems
"MilOs" <milosk@hella.net> wrote in message news:3a68b075$1@news.devx.com...
> I have an application that will shut down all instances of another
specific
> application ( ie. like Word). But it has problems if the application has
a
> modal dialog window open.
>
> I have tried getting the handle to the dialog box and setting it to the
> active window and then using sendkeys() to close the dialog window. I am
> not to happy with this method.
>
> Is there an API call that I can make to close the the window or even send
it
> a message like ID_CANCEL or ID_OK ???
>
>
> Thanx
>
>
> Milos
>
>
>