How to close an access application from another access application?
Any idea how I could code shutting down another access application from a different access application?
I found some code that looks like this:
Dim oAccess As Object
Set oAccess = CreateObject("Notify - Copy.accdb")
oAccess.Quit
When I run this though it sets oAccess = Nothing when it hits that second line.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
I found some code that looks like this:
Dim oAccess As Object
Set oAccess = CreateObject("Notify - Copy.accdb")
oAccess.Quit
When I run this though it sets oAccess = Nothing when it hits that second line.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks Guys,
Capricorn thanks for that, I'll give that a try.
Peter, I'm actually doing something very similar to what you are mentioning. I actually have a hidden accessdb running in the backround at all times that acts as a messaging service as well as a method of controlling the other applications they may be running.
So whenever I send the notify form a message it checks to see if it is a shutdown command and then will follow the code, which is where I want to try and tell it to close a specific application (another Access db) on there computer.
I actually already put some code into the Other access applications that is also looking at the notifications table to see if there is a launch message sent so that the other applications can restart the hidden notify form if need be. So I guess in theory it could check to also see if it is a shutdown command and if so then just close itself.
Capricorn thanks for that, I'll give that a try.
Peter, I'm actually doing something very similar to what you are mentioning. I actually have a hidden accessdb running in the backround at all times that acts as a messaging service as well as a method of controlling the other applications they may be running.
So whenever I send the notify form a message it checks to see if it is a shutdown command and then will follow the code, which is where I want to try and tell it to close a specific application (another Access db) on there computer.
I actually already put some code into the Other access applications that is also looking at the notifications table to see if there is a launch message sent so that the other applications can restart the hidden notify form if need be. So I guess in theory it could check to also see if it is a shutdown command and if so then just close itself.
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That did the trick Capricorn!
Thanks
Thanks
To force a close programmatically, the app to be closed has to be looking for a 'message' to tell it to close. It does that through a form running a timer that checks for the presence or absence of a known file.
If the file is present, the timer procedure closes the app.
See here for an example..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304408
Other than that, then closing an application is a O/S level action and requires Windows APIs to do it.
There is some code here, although I 've never tried to used this method on an Access app.
http://access.mvps.org/access/api/api0025.htm