help with vbs script

Fabre

Hi,

I have been looking how to script a bat to launch a few aps at the same time but finally end up using this readymade vbs script:

Dim WshShell, oExec
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("c:\program files\hotmail popper\hotpop.exe")
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("c:\program files\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe")
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("C:\PMAIL\winpm-32.exe")

now I am trying to figure out how to close them in one click

I was told to use this one

Dim WshShell, oExec1,oExec2,oExec3
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec1 = WshShell.Exec("c:\program files\hotmail popper\hotpop.exe")
Set oExec2 = WshShell.Exec("c:\program files\thunderbird\thunderbird.exe")
Set oExec3 = WshShell.Exec("C:\PMAIL\winpm-32.exe")
msgbox "close all"
oExec1.Terminate()
oExec2.Terminate()
oExec3.Terminate()

But it doesn't work

anyone khow how to do this with a bat or a vbs?

Evil Phil

What exactly isn't working? Is it not executing the applications for you or not shutting them down? Or is the msgbox supposed to give them the option of shutting them down? i.e. Yes and No buttons

Fabre

The shutting down part didn't work.

But is ok now I have found an alternative, the latest beta version of AutoIt allows to close processes.

So with a bit of help from the AutoIt forum, I made a macro with AutoIt that launch Thunderbird, hotmail popper, yahoo pops, k9 and close the last 3 when Thunderbird exit.

very handy

And when your satisfied with your macro it can be compiled in a .exe