Turning off computer or exiting from program through VB5

[alr]

I have a computer running Win98 monitoring a testing machine. The readings are via the parallel port using a Pico adaptor and VB5. The 3.3v from the parallel port via a transistor and 2 relays (one is latching), switch the machine motor. The idea is, that on completion of the test or if the power fails and the computer reboots, the program is exited and the test machine motor switched off.

I can't seem to find a method in VB to achieve either exiting the program or switching off the computer.

Tony

 

[johnwm]

A VB program will end when all it's modules close - normally you just close any external references and set the reference to nothing, then close all the forms. If you really want to force a program to close (and are prepared to accept the memory leaks and data loss consequences) then you can use the End statement

Use the ExitWindowsEx API call to shut the whole machine down. There is an example of use here:

http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/ExitWindowsEx.shtml

Good Luck
johnwm
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[alr]

Thank you for that John, as the program saves a data text file every 10 mins, shutting it down or rebooting would not be a problem. I'll write a test program and tryout all your suggestions.

Tony