[AccessD] Closing edge browser

[John Colby]

Perfect. Thanks!

On Mon, Apr 10, 2023, 2:27 AM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> I doubt it since Shell.ShellExecute doesn't return a handle to the shelled
> application.
>
> However, if you use the VBA Shell function instead, it returns the
> ProcessID of the shelled
> application, so you can subsequently close that process with TaskKill.
>
> Example here:
> https://wellsr.com/vba/2015/tutorials/open-and-close-file-with-VBA-Shell/
>
>
>
>
> On 10 Apr 2023 at 1:13, John Colby wrote:
>
> > I have code which opens Edge and feeds it a google map.  Given that
> > objShell opens Edge, does it point to the browser, IOW can I then
> > somehow close the browser when I am done with it using objShell?
> >
> > Dim strGoogleMapAddr As String
> > Dim objShell As Object
> >
> >
> >     strGoogleMapAddr = strMSEdge & strMDIAddr & "/" & strMapAddr &
> > strMDIAddr
> >     'Debug.Print strGoogleMapAddr
> >     Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
> >     objShell.ShellExecute strGoogleMapAddr
> >
> >
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