Force Close a Excel

[MichaelCrawley]

@moderators if I posted in the wrong place I do apoligize.   

I am not sure if the format of my script is correct or not I am kind of new autoIT so excuse my format errors. I essientially crate the same  script to close chrome.exe and it works  w\o issue.  I wanted make sure the command work and if just copy TASKKILL /F /IM excel.exe /T in a command prompts it work w\o issue.   I am a NOOB at this so I am sure I am getting stuff wrong.

If you could explain where I am going wrong it would be very helpful. 

So these are snippets of my scripts:

 

Global $exitExcel
        
        ;Button name "Close Excel"
        Global $idButton_closeExcel = GUICtrlCreateButton("Close Excel", 10, 90, 85, 25)
        GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x99B4D1)


         ;closes excel
         Case $idButton_closeExcel
         $exitExcel()
         
         ;Function to kill excel
            Func exitExcel()
            $runString = StringFormat("TASKKILL /F /IM excel.exe /T")
            $run = Run($runString, "", @SW_HIDE)
         
         EndFunc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by MichaelCrawley
clerification

[SOLVE-SMART]

Hi @MichaelCrawley,

what exactly is it what you want? Simply close the process "excel.exe"? Or do you want to close it by a button on your GUI?

Best regards
Sven

[water]

I suggest to use the Excel UDF to gracefully close Excel.
By killing a process you might create problems with unsaved files remaining in an undefined state etc.
This is true for every application.

[MichaelCrawley]

Correct yes I am using a gui and the botton should close excel

[MichaelCrawley]

So if I wanted to use Excel UDF how would use it?  I read up on it and there it seems there is a lot of files you have to save and edit the rigistry but it wasn't clear how to do it.  

[SOLVE-SMART]

Just now, MichaelCrawley said:

Correct yes I am using a gui and the botton should close excel

So the script above is only a snippet or your complete script? Like @water suggest, include the Excel UDF and use the _Excel_Close() function.

Best regards
Sven

[mistersquirrle]

Definitely check out the Excel UDF, from water's signature: 

2 minutes ago, water said:

Excel - Example Scripts - Wiki

And: 

• https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Excel_UDF
• https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/Excel Management.htm

However, to just close Excel immediately, look at using ProcessClose(), WinClose(), or WinKill().

Also for your script, there's no reason to use StringFormat, you're not passing any formatting into it, you can just do this directly:

; $runString = "TASKKILL /F /IM excel.exe /T" ; You can also do this, unless you're actually performing some formatting with StringFormat, there's no reason to use it.
$run = Run("TASKKILL /F /IM excel.exe /T", "", @SW_HIDE)

 

[water]

Quite easy:

#include <Excel.au3>
Global $oExcel = _Excel_Open() ; Starts a new Excel instance or connects to an already running instance
If @error Then ... ; Write an Error-Message and Exit 
_Excel_Close($oExcel, False, True) ; Does not save any open workbooks and closes the Excel instance
If @error Then ... ; Write an Error-Message and Exit

 

[MichaelCrawley]

If I use UDF is all I do?

 

To use UDF would just put this in a function?

;closes excel
Func closeExcel()
_Excel_Close 

Endfunc

 

[water]

No, you need all the statements I have posted above.

#include <Excel.au3>                   ; Copies the Excel UDF code to your script
Global $oExcel = _Excel_Open()         ; Starts a new Excel instance or connects to an already running instance
If @error Then ...                     ; Here you insert the code to execute when Excel is not installed on the machine or other erorrs occure
_Excel_Close($oExcel, False, True)     ; Does not save any open workbooks and closes the Excel instance
If @error Then ...                     ; Here you insert the code to execute when there is an error when closing Excel

#include should be at the top of your script, the rest can be put into a function.

[MichaelCrawley]

I forgot to say thank your the clerification on this.  

[water]