close chrome and not edge

[mmoalem]

I have both Edge and Chrome open full screen - I want to get autoit to close the chrome browser and not edge. if i use mouse location it will close which ever one is in front which makes things more difficult. But if i want to close by class than i get the issue that both Edge and Chrome are showing class as Chrome_widgetwin (in AU3info)... is there a way of distinguishing them in class or another way to close Chrome?

[Danp2]

You could use ProcessClose. If that doesn't work for you, then there's WinClose (you could add WinList if needed).

[Skeletor]

Yes, when you press Windows Key and R, you can call each browser by its "shortcut" name.

Microsoft Edge: msedge.exe
Google Chrome: chrome.exe
Mozilla Firefox: firefox.exe
Apple Safari: safari.exe
 

If ProcessExists("msedge.exe") Then
    ProcessClose("msedge.exe")
    MsgBox(52, "Success", "Microsoft Edge browser closed.")
Else
    MsgBox(20, "Not Found", "Microsoft Edge browser is not currently running.")
EndIf

 

[mmoalem]

thanks both! processclose works well. However, I wonder if that is the best option as whwen I start chrome again it says that chrome didnt shutdown properly... can this cause chrome to get corrupted? 

[Danp2]

Doubtful, but I guess it could happen. That's why I suggested WinClose as an alternative. 🙂

[OJBakker]

Use the windows title to select the browser you want and then use winclose.

The windows title will always end with "- browser name" so this should always work to select the correct browser.

Google Chrome: "title  - Google Chrome"
MS Edge: "title - Microsoft Edge" ; note there is 2 characters between Microsoft and Edge!

Using the default "window matching" mode will probably work, but to be certain the browsercheck is done only on the last part of the window title it is better to use a regular expression with RegExpTitle, see the manual for the details.

[mmoalem]

thanks again to all of you - using 

WinClose("[REGEXPTITLE:(?i)(.* - Google Chrome)]")

and it works perfect!

 

sorry to mark only one of your posts as solution - didnt realise it wont allow me to mark more posts as solution!

Edited May 18, 2023 by mmoalem