I need to trap a possible running program and stop it, then re-start
it. This is so I can use sendkeys to extract information from a known
reference point. I have studied the newsgroups and established I need
to use API routines to allow activation and subsequent continuation,
after recovering data, of the manipulating macro....so this I can do
but the trapping and stopping (if the prog is running) and then
re-starting stumps me. It should be simple I have tried GetObject but
can't get it to work. Can any one point me in the right direction
please?

If you post what you've tried someone may be able to help. SendKeys is
generally not a stable coding solution. You might also give this a go.

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

wrote:
|I need to trap a possible running program and stop it, then re-start
| it. This is so I can use sendkeys to extract information from a known
| reference point. I have studied the newsgroups and established I need
| to use API routines to allow activation and subsequent continuation,
| after recovering data, of the manipulating macro....so this I can do
| but the trapping and stopping (if the prog is running) and then
| re-starting stumps me. It should be simple I have tried GetObject but
| can't get it to work. Can any one point me in the right direction
| please?
|