External Program Manipulation

**McPhisto** · 28th August 2006, 05:34 AM

Hi there!

I'm currently using the 'launch an external program' command to get a non-MMF app running. But I also want to be able to have a command within my MMF app that lets me close this program again, letting me return to my application. Is this posisble?

Cheers.

**raytrace** · 28th August 2006, 07:43 AM

Not as a command line but there are extensions which handle the running and shutting of applications. I thing MMF2Dev already has one out.

**McPhisto** · 28th August 2006, 08:51 AM

Ah, darn, I only have the regular version of MMF2. Any idea whether a 3rd party extension allows this?

**neat_Kliker2** · 28th August 2006, 10:48 AM

guh, stop trying to get around the system, there IS a reason why Developer version exists

**Matt** · 28th August 2006, 11:09 AM

The Window Message object can do it. You'll need to determine the window handle of the program and then send it a WM_CLOSE message. Not simple, but it is possible.

**McPhisto** · 29th August 2006, 12:11 AM

Thanks for that Matt, I'll see how that goes.

nk - This is just for a simple little personal app, if it was ever going to go beyond my own computer, then of course I'd purchase MMF2 Developer.