Close Browser window with VB.net
I have an application that includes a timer. Every hour I have code which downloads a file from a website and saves it to a specific location. The application is working properly. However, before I download the file I need to access a website and the process of accessing it is what generates the file that I then download.
My code to access the website is Process.Start("url address"). This works, as well. But what I do not know how to do is close the website after the file has been generated so at the end of the day I have several browser windows open to the same url. I found some references to using javascript, but I don't know javascript so I am at a loss. How can I close the browser window from my VB.net program?
My code to access the website is Process.Start("url address"). This works, as well. But what I do not know how to do is close the website after the file has been generated so at the end of the day I have several browser windows open to the same url. I found some references to using javascript, but I don't know javascript so I am at a loss. How can I close the browser window from my VB.net program?
ASKER
OK. I have this:
Dim myProcess As Process = Process.Start("url address")
myProcess.Kill()
The browser opens to the correct url, but the myProcess.Kill() command generates this error:
NullReferenceException was unhandled
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Dim myProcess As Process = Process.Start("url address")
myProcess.Kill()
The browser opens to the correct url, but the myProcess.Kill() command generates this error:
NullReferenceException was unhandled
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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ASKER
Thanks CodeCruiser. I had to use this code to finally get it to work:
Dim theProcesses() As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process
For Each currentProcess As Process In theProcesses
If currentProcess.MainWindowT
currentProcess.Kill()
End If
Next
but it does now do the job. Thanks again.
Dim theProcesses() As Process = System.Diagnostics.Process
For Each currentProcess As Process In theProcesses
If currentProcess.MainWindowT
currentProcess.Kill()
End If
Next
but it does now do the job. Thanks again.
Process.Start returns a process object and you can call the Kill method on it
http://visualbasic.about.com/od/usingvbnet/a/prstrt.htm