App Termination and Relaunch.

[byron.hopp]

Is there an easy way to terminate my app then immediately relaunch it. Obviously this is a workaround for a problem the app has but I need an immediate solution while trying to figure out what the main problem is. Thanks,

[Antonio Linares]

Dear Byron,

You may try:

ShellExecute( 0, "open", "yourapp.exe" )
__Quit()

[Antonio Linares]

Yes, in Windows programming, you can terminate your application and then immediately relaunch it. There are several ways to achieve this, but one common approach is to use the `ShellExecute` function or the `CreateProcess` function to start a new instance of your application from within your existing application. Here's a general outline of how you can do it:

1. Terminate the Current Instance:
You can use the `ExitProcess` function or simply return from the `main` function (if you are using C/C++), or use the appropriate method in your programming language to gracefully terminate your application.

2. Relaunch the Application:
After terminating the current instance, you can use one of the following methods to relaunch your application:

a. `ShellExecute`:
```cpp
#include <Windows.h>

int main() {
// Terminate the current instance

// Relaunch the application
ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"your_app.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);

return 0;
}
```
In this example, replace `"your_app.exe"` with the path to your application's executable.

b. `CreateProcess`:
```cpp
#include <Windows.h>

int main() {
// Terminate the current instance

// Relaunch the application
STARTUPINFO si = { sizeof(STARTUPINFO) };
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
if (CreateProcess(NULL, L"your_app.exe", NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
}

return 0;
}
```
Again, replace `"your_app.exe"` with the path to your application's executable.

Depending on your specific requirements, you may need to pass command-line arguments or adjust other parameters when relaunching your application.

Remember that this approach will completely terminate the current instance of your application and launch a new one. If you need to perform some specific tasks or maintain state between the termination and relaunch, you'll need to implement those as part of your application logic.

[Antonio Linares]

You can also achieve the termination and relaunch of your application using a batch file in Windows. Here's a simple example of how you can create a batch file to do this:

1. Create a text file with a `.bat` extension, such as `restart_my_app.bat`.

2. Edit the batch file using a text editor like Notepad, and add the following commands:

```batch
@echo off
taskkill /F /IM your_app.exe
start "" "C:\path\to\your_app.exe"
```

Replace `"C:\path\to\your_app.exe"` with the actual path to your application's executable.

Here's what these commands do:

- `@echo off`: This command turns off the command echoing in the batch file, so the commands themselves won't be displayed on the console.

- `taskkill /F /IM your_app.exe`: This command forcefully terminates any running instances of your application named `your_app.exe`. Replace `your_app.exe` with the actual name of your executable.

- `start "" "C:\path\to\your_app.exe"`: This command starts a new instance of your application. Replace `"C:\path\to\your_app.exe"` with the actual path to your application's executable. The `""` is used as a placeholder for the window title.

Save the batch file after editing.

3. To restart your application, simply double-click the batch file (`restart_my_app.bat`) whenever you want to terminate the current instance and start a new one.

Keep in mind that using a batch file in this way will forcibly terminate the existing instance of your application and then start a new one. If your application has any unsaved data or requires specific cleanup procedures before termination, you should implement those in your application code or a separate script that the batch file can call before terminating the application.

[Natter]

You can do this: Run an external program from your program -upg.exe ()

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winexec("upg", 1)
quit

From your program upg.exe () you launch your application, and upg.ехе closing

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#INCLUDE "FiveWin.ch"

function Main
   millisec(50)
  winexec(MyApp, 1)
  quit
return NIL

[karinha]

Simples,

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// C:\FWH..\SAMPLES\TUTOR09.PRG
// Modificado en: 07/10/2023

#Include "FiveWin.ch"
#Include "Directry.ch"

#Define aPubGrad {| lInvert | If( lInvert, ;
                 { { 1 / 3, nRGB( 255, 253, 222 ), nRGB( 255, 231, 151 ) }, ;
                 { 2 / 3, nRGB( 255, 215,  84 ), nRGB( 255, 233, 162 ) }    ;
                 },                                                         ;
                 { { 1 / 2, nRGB( 219, 230, 244 ), nRGB( 207 - 50, 221 - 25, 255 ) }, ;
                 { 1 / 2, nRGB( 201 - 50, 217 - 25, 255 ), nRGB( 231, 242, 255 ) }    ;
                 } ) }

STATIC oWnd
STATIC lSalida := .F.
STATIC oFont, nHFont, cFont, nWFont, cFontH, oBrush, oFnt, oFont40

MEMVAR cDirPleno

FUNCTION Main()

   LOCAL obar, oBmp, oIco

   PRIVATE cDirPleno

   HB_GCALL( .F. )

   SET CENTURY ON
   SET DATE BRITISH
   SET TIME FORMAT TO "HH:MM:SS"
   SET EPOCH TO YEAR( DATE() ) - 30
   SET SOFTSEEK OFF
   SET WRAP ON
   SETCANCEL( .F. )
   SET CONFIRM OFF
   SET DELETED ON
   SET _3DLOOK ON
   SET UNIQUE OFF
   SET ESCAPE OFF
   SET EXACT ON
   SET EXCLUSIVE OFF
   SET MULTIPLE OFF
   SET OPTIMIZE ON

   SetBalloon( .T. )

   SkinButtons()

   cDirPleno := GETCURDIR()

   IF SUBS( cDirPleno, LEN( ALLTRIM(cDirPleno ) ) , 1 ) = "\"
      cDirPleno := SUBS( cDirPleno, 1 , LEN( ALLTRIM(cDirPleno ) ) - 1 )
   ENDIF

   LCHDIR( cDirPleno )

   cFont   := "Segoe UI Symbol"  //"Calibri"
   cFontH  := -16  //-10 //-12 //-16 //-18  //-20

   IF !IsWin8() .and. !IsWindows10()
      cFont   := "Calibri"   //"Tahoma"
   ENDIF

   DEFINE FONT oFont   NAME cFont    SIZE 0, cFontH WEIGHT 300
   DEFINE FONT oFont40 NAME 'Tahoma' SIZE 0, -40 BOLD
   DEFINE ICON oIco FILE "..\icons\fax.ico"

   DEFINE WINDOW oWnd FROM 1, 1 TO 22, 75 TITLE "Sistema Generico "  ;
      MENU BuildMenu() ICON oIco NOSYSMENU

   DEFINE BUTTONBAR oBar _3D SIZE 40, 40 OF oWnd 2007

   oBar:bClrGrad := aPubGrad

   oBar:bRClicked := { || ( NIL ) } // Mouse Direito
   oBar:bLClicked := { || ( NIL ) } // Mouse Esquerdo

   oBar:nClrText := CLR_BLACK
   oBar:Adjust()

   oBar:SetFont( oFont )

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\new.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION MsgInfo( "New" ) ;
      TOOLTIP "Creates a new document" PROMPT "New" GROUP

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\open.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION MsgInfo( cGetFile( "*.*", "Select a document to open" ) ) ;
      TOOLTIP "Opens a document" WHEN .f. PROMPT "Open" GROUP

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\floppy.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION MsgInfo( Time() ) TOOLTIP "Saves this document" PROMPT "Doc" GROUP

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\printer.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION MsgInfo( "Prints this document" ) TOOLTIP "Print this document" ;
      GROUP PROMPT "Print"

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\prop.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION PrinterSetup() TOOLTIP "Setup the printer" PROMPT "Prop" GROUP

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\HelpInd.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION MsgInfo( Version() ) TOOLTIP "A multiple lines" + ;
      Chr( 13 ) + Chr( 10 ) + "tooltip!" GROUP PROMPT "Help"

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\Help.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION ( lSalida := .T., DESLIGA_PROGRAM_SYS() )             ;
      TOOLTIP "Shows program shutdown."                            ;
      PROMPT "shutd" GROUP

   DEFINE BUTTON OF oBar FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\Exit.bmp" FLAT ;
      ACTION( oWnd:End(), CERRAR_TODO( lSalida := .T. ) )          ;
      TOOLTIP "Exit this app" GROUP                                ;
      PROMPT "Exit"

   SET MESSAGE OF oWnd TO "© kapiabafwh@gmail.com - Skype: joao@pleno.com.br" ;
       NOINSET CLOCK DATE KEYBOARD COLOR CLR_HBLUE, CLR_WHITE 2007 FONT oFont

   DEFINE BITMAP oBmp FILENAME "..\bitmaps\sea.bmp"

   oWnd:bPainted = { | hDC | BmpTiled( hDC, oWnd, oBmp ) }

   ACTIVATE WINDOW oWnd MAXIMIZED ;
      VALID( lSalida )

RETURN NIL

FUNCTION BuildMenu()

   local oMenu

   MENU oMenu
      MENUITEM "Information"
      MENU
         MENUITEM "&About..." ;
            ACTION MsgInfo( FWDESCRIPTION ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\info.bmp"

         SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "&Shutdown" ;
            ACTION ( lSalida := .T., DESLIGA_PROGRAM_SYS() )     ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\Help.bmp"

         SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "&End..."  ;
            ACTION( oWnd:End(), CERRAR_TODO( lSalida := .T. ) ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\exit.bmp"

      ENDMENU

      MENUITEM "&Clients"
      MENU
         MENUITEM "&New..." ;
            ACTION ( MsgStop( "New Clients" ),;
                     oWnd:Say( 5, 5, "New Clients...", "GR+/G" ) ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\faces.bmp"

         MENUITEM "&Modify..."  ACTION MsgInfo( "Modif. Clients" ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\edit.bmp"

         MENUITEM "&Delete..."  ACTION MsgAlert( "Del Clients" ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\delete.bmp"

         SEPARATOR

         MENUITEM "&Browse..."  ACTION MsgInfo( "Browse Clients" ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\browse.bmp"

      ENDMENU

      MENUITEM "&Utilities"
      MENU
         MENUITEM "&Calculator..." ACTION WinExec( "Calc" ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\calc.bmp"

         MENUITEM "&Internet..." ;
            ACTION WinExec( "start iexplore www.fivetech.com", 0 ) ;
            FILENAME "..\bitmaps\16x16\explorer.bmp"
      ENDMENU
   ENDMENU

RETURN( oMenu )

FUNCTION CERRAR_TODO()

   IF FILE( "TUTOR09.LOG" )
      DELETEFILE( "TUTOR09.LOG" )
   ENDIF

   lSalida := .F.

   DbCommitAll()
   DbUnLockAll()
   DbCloseAll()
   FreeResources()
   Release All
   SysRefresh()

   HB_GCALL( .T. )

   CLEAR MEMORY

   PostQuitMessage( 0 )

   QUIT

RETURN NIL

STATIC FUNCTION BmpTiled( hDC, oWnd, oBmp )

   local nWidth := oWnd:nWidth(), nHeight := oWnd:nHeight()
   local nRow := 0, nCol := 0, n
   local nBmpWidth  := oBmp:nWidth(),  nBmpHeight := oBmp:nHeight()

   if oBmp:hBitmap == 0
      return nil
   endif

   while nRow < nHeight
      nCol = 0
      while nCol < nWidth
         PalBmpDraw( hDC, nRow, nCol, oBmp:hBitmap )
         nCol += nBmpWidth
      end
      nRow += nBmpHeight
   end

RETURN NIL
// TURN OFF SYSTEM-PROGRAM
FUNCTION DESLIGA_PROGRAM_SYS()  // 07/10/2023 - Joao

   LOCAL Nome_Arq, nRegistro, oDlg, cMsg, cTexto

   MsgRun( "Desligando o Programa...           ", ;
           "Por Favor, Espere!                 ", ;
           { | oDlg | ( DESLIGA_PROG_TUTOR09( oDlg ) ) } )

   // AEVAL(DIRECTORY( "TUTOR09.BAT"     ),{ |aFILE| FERASE(aFILE[F_NAME]) } )

   IF .NOT. FILE( "TUTOR09.BAT" )

      NOME_ARQ := FCREATE("TUTOR09.BAT")

      NREGISTRO := "@ECHO OFF"                                          ;
                   + CRLF        +                                      ;
                   "CLS"         +                                      ;
                   + CRLF + CRLF +                                      ;
                   cDirPleno + "\TUTOR09 > NUL"  +                      ;
                   + CRLF + CRLF +                                      ;
                   "CLS"         +                                      ;
                   + CRLF        +                                      ;
                   "EXIT"

      FWRITE( NOME_ARQ, NREGISTRO )
      FCLOSE( NOME_ARQ )

   ENDIF

   lSalida := .F.

   WinExec( "TUTOR09.BAT", 0 )

   FreeResources()
   SysRefresh()
   DbCloseAll()

   RELEASE ALL
   HB_GCALL( .T. )

   CLEAR MEMORY

   PostQuitMessage( 0 )

   __QUIT()

RETURN NIL
//-> Shows program shutdown.
FUNCTION DESLIGA_PROG_TUTOR09( oDlg )

   LOCAL nFor, nStart

   FOR nFor := 4 to 0 step -1
       nStart = GetTickCount()
       while ( GetTickCount() - nStart ) < 1000
       end
       oDlg:cMsg := "Aguarde, Desligando o Programa em: "+ ;
                     LTrim( Str( nFor ) ) + " Segundo"   + ;
                     If( nFor > 1, "s", "" )

       oDlg:Refresh()
       SysRefresh()

   NEXT

RETURN NIL

/*
// TUTOR09.BAT
@ECHO OFF
CLS

c:\FWH1905\samples\TUTOR09 > NUL

CLS
EXIT
*/

// FIN / END - kapiabafwh@gmail.com

Regards, saludos.