Open Windows Calculator By Clicking Button

[Bill6868]

There was a question a while back about how to open the Windows Calculator from a button:

Private Sub Command0_Click()

Shell ("calc.exe")

End Sub

The above code works great. Now, how can I get the calculator to close when the form closes? Any suggestion would be appreciated.

 

[Remou]

You could SendKeys, although it is a little dodgy.

 

[genomon]

There is probably a command line parameter for this somewhere, but I haven't been able to find it yet.
It is a good place to start your search, though (and I'll keep looking as well). An example that calls the shutdown.exe:

%windir%\system32\SHUTDOWN.exe -s -t 00

For the calculator, the command line is %SystemRoot%\system32\calc.exe. I'm guessing there must be some shutdown params at the end of the string (if they exist).

"Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted."

 

[genomon]

Also the Kill command might work, IF you have the pathname the calc.exe app is running in.

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