Include wildcards in window title script? 1

[Turb]

I have this script to close a window based on it's name (no, I didn't write it. I'm not that familiar with VB):

Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set colTasks = objWord.Tasks

If colTasks.Exists("this window") Then
    colTasks("this window").Close
End If

objWord.Quit

Is there some way I can use a wildcard to select any window with a specific word in the title; like "*window"?

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[markdmac]

You might want to take a look at using WMI to end a process. You could compare process names for inclusion of your criteria and shut down the process.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[Turb]

markdmac,
Thank you for your response.

Ending whatever process was causing this was the first thing I thought of, but since there is no process (besides explorer.exe) running for this, that approach doesn't work.
The above vb script works, but unfortunately, I have found that what the window is named, is dependant on what the OS is and how it is configured. Thus the reason for the request for help in making this script work for a window name that has a common word within it.

 

[PHV]

Perhaps something like this ?
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set colTasks = objWord.Tasks
For Each objTask In colTasks
If InStr(1, objTask.Name, "window", 1) Then
objTask.Close
Exit For
End If
Next
objWord.Quit

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[Turb]

PHV,
Thank you!
Worked like a charm!
A star for you!