What's a sure proof method of closing a application

[MadCoder]

I have a script that builds our software projects every night. It's a complicated process but everything works like it should, HOWEVER...

When it opens our Visual Studio C++ Projects and starts the build process it doesn't properly close, so the entire script hangs and skips the

packaging, uploading, etc... processing.

Here's where I'm hanging...

; / BUILD 
ShellExecute("S:\Nightly\Builds\ProjectName.sln")
WinWaitActive("ProjectName")
sleep (27000)  ; Wait for Visual Studio to load all software projects (20+)
; start build
Controlsend ("ProjectName","", "", "^!{F7}")  ; Tell Visual Studio to begin building solution tree
; wait 15 minutes 
Sleep(900000)
ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "!f{UP}{ENTER}")  ; Send Alt + F, then move to exit and enter to close VS - this is where I'm hanging
WinWaitClose("ProjectName")
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[Affe]

I have a script that builds our software projects every night. It's a complicated process but everything works like it should, HOWEVER...

When it opens our Visual Studio C++ Projects and starts the build process it doesn't properly close, so the entire script hangs and skips the

packaging, uploading, etc... processing.

Here's where I'm hanging...

; / BUILD 
ShellExecute("S:\Nightly\Builds\ProjectName.sln")
WinWaitActive("ProjectName")
sleep (27000)  ; Wait for Visual Studio to load all software projects (20+)
; start build
Controlsend ("ProjectName","", "", "^!{F7}")  ; Tell Visual Studio to begin building solution tree
; wait 15 minutes 
Sleep(900000)
ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "!f{UP}{ENTER}")  ; Send Alt + F, then move to exit and enter to close VS - this is where I'm hanging
WinWaitClose("ProjectName")
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Use ProcessExists() to get the process ID and then use a ProcessClose().

[JohnOne]

try

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "!f") ; Send Alt + F, then move to exit and enter to close VS - this is where I'm hanging

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "{UP}")

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "{ENTER}")

WinWaitClose("ProjectName")

Im certain there is a better way, but you give no control id code.

[Affe]

try

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "!f") ; Send Alt + F, then move to exit and enter to close VS - this is where I'm hanging

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "{UP}")

ControlSend("ProjectName", "", "", "{ENTER}")

WinWaitClose("ProjectName")

Im certain there is a better way, but you give no control id code.

Wouldn't you have to do an "{ALTDOWN}f{ALTUP}" instead of "!f"?

[JohnOne]

Nope, although he should probably use the 1 flag in the control send, seeing as how he seems to be just sending to the window rather than the control itself with a click.

Edited May 26, 2010 by JohnOne

[Affe]

Then what if I wanted to send the string "!f" to a control, instead of simulating the Alt+f keypress?

Forgive me for pestering, just curious.

[JohnOne]

flag 0 default

EDIT: hang on I might have that backwards

Edited May 26, 2010 by JohnOne

[MadCoder]

I will try the ProcessExist function and report back

[JohnOne]

Id avoid that if I were you, its not really a graceful way of closing an application, you really ought to be looking at getting the control information of the buttons you want to click and using ControlClick.

[KaFu]

How about a WinClose()?