what is the syntax to close/exit a program that's running? my batch file looks something like this:

:begin
file1.wmv
file2.wmv
goto begin

at the end of file1, i have to manually close wmplayer, then file file2 starts automatically. how do i avoid having to close wmplayer automatically?

4/8/2006 9:52:12 PM

??

what are you trying to do? have one file start after the first one ends?

i'd think a playlist in wmp would be a better idea

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 10:04 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2006 10:03:43 PM

its for a tradeshow presentation. its actually several different file formats, i can't put everything in wmplayer, that was just used as an example. basically, i just want to know how to close an application from the command line.

4/8/2006 10:19:09 PM

if its for a tradeshow presentation, you should put everything into a single entity.

Whether that's a wmv, dvd, powerpoint or whatever, it's way more professional looking

4/8/2006 10:23:05 PM

can someone just answer the question?

if not, does anyone know a way to get carsim video exe's into a format that can be used in a video editor? carsim doesn't export to mpeg's, avi's, etc. (i'd actually be surprised if anyone here has ever even used carsim before).

basically, i just want to know how to close an application from the command line.

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 10:37 PM. Reason : .]

4/8/2006 10:37:02 PM

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 11:18 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2006 11:18:00 PM

TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
         { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/F] [/T]

Description:
    This command line tool can be used to end one or more processes.
    Processes can be killed by the process id or image name.

Parameter List:
    /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.

    /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which
                           the command should execute.

    /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given
                           user context. Prompts for input if omitted.

    /F                     Specifies to forcefully terminate
                           process(es).

    /FI   filter           Displays a set of tasks that match a
                           given criteria specified by the filter.

    /PID  process id       Specifies the PID of the process that
                           has to be terminated.

    /IM   image name       Specifies the image name of the process
                           that has to be terminated. Wildcard '*'
                           can be used to specify all image names.

    /T                     Tree kill: terminates the specified process
                           and any child processes which were started by it.

    /?                     Displays this help/usage.

Filters:
    Filter Name   Valid Operators           Valid Value(s)
    -----------   ---------------           --------------
    STATUS        eq, ne                    RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING
    IMAGENAME     eq, ne                    Image name
    PID           eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    PID value
    SESSION       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Session number.
    CPUTIME       eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    CPU time in the format
                                            of hh:mm:ss.
                                            hh - hours,
                                            mm - minutes, ss - seconds
    MEMUSAGE      eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le    Memory usage in KB
    USERNAME      eq, ne                    User name in [domain\]user
                                            format
    MODULES       eq, ne                    DLL name
    SERVICES      eq, ne                    Service name
    WINDOWTITLE   eq, ne                    Window title

NOTE: Wildcard '*' for the /IM switch is accepted only with filters.

NOTE: Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully
      irrespective of whether /F option is specified or not.

Examples:
    TASKKILL /S system /F /IM notepad.exe /T
    TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
    TASKKILL /F /IM notepad.exe /IM mspaint.exe
    TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
    TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
    TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
    TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"

4/8/2006 11:29:32 PM

^your response isnt going to do him any good because the TASKKILL command is not going to run until after he closes WMP. what he wants is for his batch file to continue execution without pausing for each command to finish (then he could kill it if he wanted to)

you can't because:

:begin
command1
command2
goto begin


when command1 is run, it is run modally, meaning the batch file can not continue to execute until the command exits or is terminated. i don't think you can run commands in parallel in a batch file, but maybe you can. anyway, if you did, the thing would launce the 2 processes over and over again until the computer crashed. is that what you want?

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 11:36 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2006 11:32:40 PM

output each video into a video capture card and then edit all of the videos into one file, play in favorite media player set to repeat.




lol, guess the mustang couldn't stop in time

[Edited on April 8, 2006 at 11:35 PM. Reason : ]

4/8/2006 11:33:54 PM

Chop: its because those EXE's arent video, they are actual model simulations.

So run it and use http://www.fraps.com/ to get video from it.

And to answer the question, you cant

4/8/2006 11:37:31 PM

^^^ I see now that it won't work in his situation, but it did answer his question: basically, i just want to know how to close an application from the command line.

4/8/2006 11:49:12 PM

yeah, i know they're model simulations and not video, that's what i was trying to say earlier. you can run the animations external to carsim, and even play several back to back with said batch file. i was trying to use a similar technique to play a carsim video back to back with video of the actual vehicle tests. i was surprised to find you can't just kill the wmplayer though.

i was up at the SAE show last week and talked to the guys that did the the simulations for that motor trend article. they even let me drive the simulation of the new camaro. pretty cool.

4/9/2006 12:39:47 AM

http://www.ss64.com

4/9/2006 2:14:20 AM

batch file a
:begin
batch1
wait time
batch2
wait time

You jsut have to do it with somehting other than a batch file, oyu need paralele execution, i have never seen a way to do that with jsut a btch file. Possibly look at using a program schedule software to run each sim, then run the taskkiller commands? I have used freebie run software at time x type setups to do a power point loop that allowed user interaction with a web page between loops. Just takes some playing, and timing the next video jsut right.

4/9/2006 8:31:48 AM