Quit application from a batch file.

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I am writing a DOS batch file to automate NTbackup in Windows 2000
Professional. Outlook.pst won't back up if Outlook is running. I want to
close Outlook from a batch file so that NTbackup can back up the file.

I can use a freeware program called pskill.exe to close Outlook, but it
kills Outlook even if it is in the middle of downloading email, which seems
like a bad idea. Is there a command line method to close Outlook that would
close
the application after allowing it to finish all of it's processes?
 
I don't think so but ask them in one of the outlook groups. Possibly;
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

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|I am writing a DOS batch file to automate NTbackup in Windows 2000
| Professional. Outlook.pst won't back up if Outlook is running. I want to
| close Outlook from a batch file so that NTbackup can back up the file.
|
| I can use a freeware program called pskill.exe to close Outlook, but it
| kills Outlook even if it is in the middle of downloading email, which
seems
| like a bad idea. Is there a command line method to close Outlook that
would
| close
| the application after allowing it to finish all of it's processes?
|
 
Don said:
I am writing a DOS batch file to automate NTbackup in Windows 2000
Professional. Outlook.pst won't back up if Outlook is running. I want to
close Outlook from a batch file so that NTbackup can back up the file.

I can use a freeware program called pskill.exe to close Outlook, but it
kills Outlook even if it is in the middle of downloading email, which seems
like a bad idea. Is there a command line method to close Outlook that would
close
the application after allowing it to finish all of it's processes?
Click to expand...

What you need is something that can send Outlook's window a WM_CLOSE
message, the same as clicking on the X in the top corner.

At http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/processutil/processutil.htm
there's a tool that can do it, I expect similar ones can be found on
other sites if you google around a bit.
 
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