Close open windows?

[Dirk98]

Guys, how to script "close all open instances of Explorer and IE browser" only but don't touch other application windows?

Thanks.

[SmOke_N]

Guys, how to script "close all open instances of Explorer and IE browser" only but don't touch other application windows?

Thanks.

Don't think you really want to close explorer do you?

Anyway, for ie... You could just close the process and make it simple.

pseudo code (not tested):

Global $aPL = ProcessList("iexplore.exe")
For $iCC = 1 To $aPL[0][0]
    ProcessClose($aPL[$iCC][1])
Next

[Nahuel]

Maybe using ProcessClose("iexplore.exe").

Alternate method:

$WinList=WinList("- Internet Explorer")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

[Dirk98]

Thanks, guys, for the IE tip.

I also meant to close all open file folders. How to do that?

Thanks.

[Nahuel]

Hum, like this?

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

[Tiger]

Use this for close the file folders

Global $aPL = ProcessList("explorer.exe")
For $iCC = 1 To $aPL[0][0]
    ProcessClose($aPL[$iCC][1])
Next

[Nahuel]

Use this for close the file folders

Global $aPL = ProcessList("explorer.exe")
For $iCC = 1 To $aPL[0][0]
    ProcessClose($aPL[$iCC][1])
Next

Won't this terminate explorer causing the desktop to go blank?

[Dirk98]

Use this for close the file folders

Global $aPL = ProcessList("explorer.exe")
For $iCC = 1 To $aPL[0][0]
    ProcessClose($aPL[$iCC][1])
Next

Won't this terminate explorer causing the desktop to go blank?

Guys, can anyone try out this code please?

No, pls don't do that, just messing.

Seriously, will that code close explorer.exe process indeed? No good.

Edited September 22, 2007 by Dirk98

[Nahuel]

haha, yeah. I tried it and it did that. As expected.

If you want to close the Windows Explorer windows (Like, my documents, my music, whatever) this works:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

For Internet Explorer windows:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
$WinList=WinList("- Internet Explorer")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

And so on.. Use the AutoIt Window Info Tool. It's very useful for this kind of things.

-edit- typo.

Edited September 22, 2007 by Nahuel

[Tiger]

Guys, can anyone try out this code please?

No, pls don't do that, just messing.

Seriously, will that code close explorer.exe process indeed? No good.

I have test it. the script close the explorer

[Dirk98]

haha, yeah. I tried it and it did that. As expected.

If you want to close the Windows Explorer windows (Like, my documents, my music, whatever) this works:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

For Internet Explorer windows:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
$WinList=WinList("- Internet Explorer")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

And so on.. Use the AutoIt Window Info Tool. It's very useful for this kind of things.

-edit- typo.

Nahuel, they look very nice, but could you please check them again? The both don't work, but they look like what I asked for in the beginning.

Thank you.

Edited September 22, 2007 by Dirk98

[Dirk98]

Don't think you really want to close explorer do you?

Anyway, for ie... You could just close the process and make it simple.

pseudo code (not tested):

Global $aPL = ProcessList("iexplore.exe")
For $iCC = 1 To $aPL[0][0]
    ProcessClose($aPL[$iCC][1])
Next

SmokeOn: your script works very well.

I need a similar one for all open file folders. The one that Nahuel suggested first kicks out some of my programs in the TrayBar to some reason. Then he suggested another one that unfortunately doesn't close the folder where the script is run from.

Thanks, guys.

Edited September 22, 2007 by Dirk98

[Dirk98]

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

Nahuel, your code above closes all open windows file folders except the one where the script is run from. Can you please look into it.

[Nahuel]

Mm.. I really don't know why that happens. But if the window title is always the same, use:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next
WinClose("script_folder")

just a suggestion.

[Dirk98]

If you want to close the Windows Explorer windows (Like, my documents, my music, whatever) this works:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

For Internet Explorer windows:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
$WinList=WinList("- Internet Explorer")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

For the Internet Explorer windows the code should be changed a little:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
$WinList=WinList("Internet Explorer")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

There was a typo in the name.

But your first script does not want to close the folder where the script is yet. Can't figure out myself.

[Dirk98]

Mm.. I really don't know why that happens. But if the window title is always the same, use:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next
WinClose("script_folder")

just a suggestion.

Now it is weird. It still does not want to close the folder where the script is:

WinClose("script_folder")

[Dirk98]

Now it is weird. It still does not want to close the folder where the script is:

WinClose("script_folder")

Ok it works now , but I put extra \ like c:\2\ - it did not close. I changed to c:\2 it closes now. Still it is a partial solution.

[Nahuel]

*tries*

Wait, it does close the folder the script is in here

Download Autoit latest version, haha. Who knows..

[Nahuel]

Ok it works now , but I put extra \ like c:\2\ - it did not close. I changed to c:\2 it closes now. Still it is a partial solution.

But you have to use the title, not the path.

[Dirk98]

But you have to use the title, not the path.

Nahuel, I've fixed it. You put the wrong class there. No need for WinClose("script_folder") anymore.

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=ExploreWClass")

For $b=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    WinClose($WinList[$b][0])
Next

This one is perfect now. I really wish I understood how to program not to just to fix some typos. I didn't even have to think.

Many thanks.