End a process in the Task manager

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Re: End a process in the Task manager by Amar (Sexton) on Jun 03, 2005 at 07:39 UTC
Use WIN32::Process::Info and get process ID, then use the process ID to kill it like below `Win32::Process::KillProcess($pid,0);` [download] make sure u know what u r trying to kill. Hope this will give u an idea	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: End a process in the Task manager by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 03, 2005 at 09:41 UTC
Thanks for the reply. Can I install WIN32::Process::Info and Win32::Process::KillProcess using ppm? if so please give me the repository url from where i can install it.	[reply]
Re^3: End a process in the Task manager by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 03, 2005 at 12:55 UTC
ppm> search Win32::Process::Info Searching in Active Repositories 1. Win32-Process-Info [1.005] Get information on arbitrary processes + in Windows NT ppm> describe 1 ==================== Package 1: Name: Win32-Process-Info Version: 1.005 Author: Tom Wyant (wyant@cpan.org) Title: Win32-Process-Info Abstract: Get information on arbitrary processes in Windows NT Location: bribes Available Platforms: 1. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread 2. MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8 ==================== ppm> rep describe bribes Describing Active Repository 8: Name: bribes Location: http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/ Type: Webpage [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal? "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The "good enough" maybe good enough for the now, and perfection maybe unobtainable, but that should not preclude us from striving for perfection, when time, circumstance or desire allow.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: End a process in the Task manager by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 06, 2005 at 06:08 UTC
Re^5: End a process in the Task manager by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 06, 2005 at 07:25 UTC
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Re: End a process in the Task manager by spurperl (Priest) on Jun 03, 2005 at 07:24 UTC
Perl doesn't have built-in utilities for this, but you have several options. (1) You can use the "taskkill" command line utility on Win XP or download a similar one from the net. Then, perl can call it using "system". (2) You can use the Win32::API bindings of Perl to call the Win32 API function to enumerate all tasks / windows and send WM_CLOSE messages to them.	[reply]
Re^2: End a process in the Task manager by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 03, 2005 at 10:19 UTC
Thank u very much. If I were to use Win32::API how will i get the process id? If I do `use Win32::API; Win32::API->Import("kernel32", "int GetCurrentProcessId()"); $PID = GetCurrentProcessId();` [download] I get the process id of the current process. But what if I want to kill some other process? For example If I open an Excel application and want to forcefully kill that process, how do i get the PID of it. Please send me some sample code to do it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: End a process in the Task manager by spurperl (Priest) on Jun 03, 2005 at 10:21 UTC
I don't have the full code, but the EnumWindows API function may be of help.	[reply]
Re^4: End a process in the Task manager by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 03, 2005 at 11:12 UTC
Re^5: End a process in the Task manager by spurperl (Priest) on Jun 03, 2005 at 11:16 UTC
Re^2: End a process in the Task manager by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 03, 2005 at 08:48 UTC
Thaks for the reply. I am running windows 2000 professional. which utility can I use instead of "taskkill" for windows 2000 professional & windows 2000 server?	[reply]
Re^3: End a process in the Task manager by spurperl (Priest) on Jun 03, 2005 at 08:52 UTC
If this is your preferred solution, just google "taskkill windows 2000" and you'll find tons of links / information. There are donwloadable tools there too.	[reply]
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