Batch Files

quinnd6

How do you use a batch file to close down a running program?
eg. If I wanted it to close tomcat and apache if they're running how could I do that?

Evil Phil

Is this for Windows? If so all you need is a tutorial on Windows batch files and then the console commands for apache.

Windows Batch Files

Console Commands for Apache

DonnieBrasco

try

TASKKILL

its not a graceful termination to a program but it will take care of business

Hobbes

quinnd6 wrote:

How do you use a batch file to close down a running program?
eg. If I wanted it to close tomcat and apache if they're running how could I do that?

If tomcat was running as a service it would be something like.

net stop "the service name"

You can get the name of the service by right clicking My Computer, select manage and then go to services.

sicruise

Put at the start of the batch file

set PATH=APACHE_HOME\bin;TOMCAT_HOME\bin;%PATH%

replace APACHE_HOME & TOMCAT_HOME with their locations so for example your batch file would look something like this

set PATH=c:\apache2\bin;c:\tomcat5\bin;%PATH%

:: Stop Apache
apachectl stop
:: Stop Tomcat
shutdown