Re: Where is prog that closes apps?

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 08/27/04


Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:17:30 +1000


"Charles Otstot" <saries@notmyreal.address.com> wrote in message
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> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> > "molsonexpert" <imdrunk@work.ca> wrote in message
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> > > "Brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
> > > news:c003b25a.0408270529.65330b74@posting.google.com...
> > > > I'd like to schedule certain applications to close at specific times
> > > > M-F. Which program will do this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Brett
> > >
> > > Task scheduler.
> > >
> > > steve.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > How can you close an application at a specific time with
> > the Task Scheduler?
> >
> Pegasus,
>
> I was wondering the same, not just with Task Scheduler but also with
psexec
> Unless the app executable has a terminate switch (which would work in Task
> Scheduler, also), I don't see an option with psexec to terminate an
> executable. Other than using "kill.exe", which requires that one know the
> PID or a variant that can ID process names, how would you shut down a
given
> app?
>
> (Not trying to be sarcastic, I'm just not aware of an option.)
>
> Charlie

You are entirely correct: I should have written "kill.exe", not
"psexec.exe".



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