From: Shashank Date <sdate@...>
Date: 2003-01-21T22:56:33+09:00
Subject: Re: [WIN] killing a process


"Park Heesob" <phasis@nownuri.net> wrote in message
> > 1. Under Windows (XP), is there a way to kill a process which is created
> > using the system(" ...") call ?
>
> Use taskmgr.exe

Can taskmgr.exe be called from a ruby program without invoking its GUI ?

> > 2. How does one use the Windows API:  TerminateProcess?
> >
> > Here is my attempt, assuming pid = 1234 (not sure if I am doing it
right):
> >
> > require 'Win32API'
> >
> > tp = Win32API.new("kernel32","TerminateProcess",['i','i'],'i')
> > tp.call(1234,1)
> >
> >
> Try this:
>
> OpenProcess = Win32API.new("kernel32","OpenProcess",['L','L','L'],'L')
> TerminateProcess =
Win32API.new("kernel32","TerminateProcess",['L','L'],'L')
>
> TerminateProcess.Call(OpenProcess.Call(0x00100001, 0 ,pid),0)

I will give it a spin.

> Park Heesob

Thanks Park !