How to close Data Manager

[arold_ite]

Hi, my C# app has been designed to run once a day. I can successfully retrieve my required data and then close the eSignal main form using something like _eSignal = null;

However, when the main form closes, the Data Manager remains open. I'd prefer for it to shut down at the same time.

Does anybody know how to achieve this?

Thanks

[AChan]

The eSignal application (winsig.exe) exits when your application terminated because the eSignal object is instantiated inside your C# code. However, the datamanager is a separate process which get spawned when the eSignal application starts. It doesn't get destroyed when you stop the eSignal application.

In order to stop it manually and programmatically, you will have to kill the winros.exe process on your system.

Anthony
eSignal Developer Support

[arold_ite]

Thanks for that Anthony, that makes perfect sense.

I guess my next question is quite predictable... Does anybody know how to go about killing a process in C# ?

Thanks
Arold

[GenSpoo]

I haven't tried it myself, but I'd guess it would be something along the lines of:

using System.Diagnostics;
...
Process proc = Process.GetProcessByName("winros");
proc.CloseMainWindow();
proc.Close();

or it might require:

proc.Kill();


Cheers... George

[arold_ite]

Thanks GenSpoo, I didn't relaise that System.Diagnostics was so powerful. The code I used was almost identicle to that.

Cheers again
Arold

[WayneClements]

How to close Data Manager

Hi,
I like the info in this thread, but please can someone translate it into good old fashion Visual Basic 6.
I think I need to find a DECLARE for GetProcessByName, but I cant find it in any API files
Thanks
Wayne

[StarrM]

You should be able to use FindWindow to get the handle, then PostMessage using WM_CLOSE.

Starr