batch taskkill doesn't work sometimes

[princess]

Hallo everybody,

I do not have experience with own Batch-files and have a problem with this simple code:

call "iexplore.exe" "www.google.de"
taskkill /im iexplore.exe
call "iexplore.exe" "www.google.de"
taskkill /im iexplore.exe

of course google.de is only an example, the programm should reactivate a hardware with the iExplorer. It works, BUT:

If there is an Internet Explorer open, all run perfectly. (new window is open, close and another one also open and close. The iExplorer which was already open doesn't close or something else.)
My Problem:
If there is no iExplorer already open,
the first Explorer starts and wait until Ii manual close it. Then The second one is open and also wait until closing.

Please help me, where is the problem?

ng princess

[foxidrive]

Try this:

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@echo off
start "" "iexplore.exe" "www.google.de"
ping localhost -n 10 >nul
taskkill /f /im iexplore.exe
start "" "iexplore.exe" "www.google.com"
ping localhost -n 10 >nul
taskkill /f /im iexplore.exe
pause

[princess]

Thanks but it doesn't work!

I tried it with start, call, /f, /t... nothing helped

[foxidrive]

It works here. What errors do you get?

[princess]

In no case it works. Whether the iExplorer is open or closed, i have to close the window manually.


ERROR: Invalid query.
ERROR: Invalid query.

[foxidrive]

Did you copy and paste it?

Which version of Windows are you using?

[foxidrive]

With Internet Explorer open I get this on the console at the end.

SUCCESS: The process "iexplore.exe" with PID 6484 has been terminated.
SUCCESS: The process "iexplore.exe" with PID 4620 has been terminated.
SUCCESS: The process "iexplore.exe" with PID 7648 has been terminated.
SUCCESS: The process "iexplore.exe" with PID 7676 has been terminated.
SUCCESS: The process "iexplore.exe" with PID 6772 has been terminated.
Press any key to continue . . .



You have to wait 10 seconds for each window to close.

[princess]

thanks, but it doesn't work

[foxidrive]

You didn't answer my questions.

[princess]

Oh sorry,

Copy and Paste, but with my own settings.
I use Windows XP Professional

[foxidrive]

Copy and Paste, but with my own settings.
I use Windows XP Professional

Sorry princess, but I have no idea what settings you use when you say it doesn't work.
It does work here in Windows 8 and XP professional, so it will work the same on your machine - unless your operating system has flaws or you have done something to alter it.

When you launch the batch file it will open google in IE, wait for 10 seconds and then close IE, and reopen IE in google again. 10 seconds later it will close IE.

Test it as it is written and if it doesn't work then we have to figure out why - maybe you called the batch file iexplore.bat, or some other fault is affecting it.

[princess]

Thanks foxidrive,

i do not know why your suggestions does not work on my computer,
but now i have a way to solve it. its very dirty but that doesn't matter...

THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE!