Tostones Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Does anyone know how to close a Firefox window through a ProcessID? I'm having trouble using ProcessClose($pID). $pID is retrieved through running Firefox on the run command. Edited July 21, 2008 by Tostones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsaltyDS Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Does anyone know how to close a Firefox window through a ProcessID? I'm having trouble using ProcessClose($pID). $pID is retrieved through running Firefox on the run command.Get the window handle instead and use WinClose(). The process ID for Firefox.exe only continues for the first instance run. The second, third, etc., time you run Firefox the new instance only exits long enough to tell the first instance to open another window. This takes milliseconds, and then the new process ends, leaving the first one with an additional window. The new PID doesn't exist very long, and if you kill the first one, it closes ALL the Firefox windows. You can safely close individual Firefox windows without hurting others. The most reliable way is by the handle. muttley Valuater's AutoIt 1-2-3, Class... Is now in Session!For those who want somebody to write the script for them: RentACoder"Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Geek's corollary to Clarke's law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tostones Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Get the window handle instead and use WinClose(). The process ID for Firefox.exe only continues for the first instance run. The second, third, etc., time you run Firefox the new instance only exits long enough to tell the first instance to open another window. This takes milliseconds, and then the new process ends, leaving the first one with an additional window. The new PID doesn't exist very long, and if you kill the first one, it closes ALL the Firefox windows. You can safely close individual Firefox windows without hurting others. The most reliable way is by the handle. muttleyThanks, I tried it via handle and it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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