This is how to end program like calculator or winword etc.
Put all the code in a new project with Command1 and Command2
It will start the calculator, then close it.
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" _
(ByVal hHandle As Long, _
ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" _
Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function PostMessage Lib "user32" _
Alias "PostMessageA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function IsWindow Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
'Constants used by the API functions
Const WM_CLOSE = &H10
Const INFINITE = &HFFFFFFFF
Private Sub Form_Load()
Command1.Caption = "Start the Calculator"
Command2.Caption = "Close the Calculator"
End Sub
Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Starts the Windows Calculator
Shell "calc.exe", vbNormalNoFocus
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
'Closes the Windows Calculator
Dim hWindow As Long
Dim lngResult As Long
Dim lngReturnValue As Long
hWindow = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Calculator")
lngReturnValue = PostMessage(hWindow, WM_CLOSE, vbNull, vbNull)
lngResult = WaitForSingleObject(hWindow, INFINITE)
'Does the handle still exist?
DoEvents
hWindow = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Calculator")
If IsWindow(hWindow) = 1 Then
'The handle still exists. Use the TerminateProcess function
'to close all related processes to this handle.
MsgBox "Handle still exists."
Else
'Handle does not exist.
MsgBox "Program closed."
End If
End Sub