> Hi,
>   I have a simple VB 6 app that I run two ways.  One, I launch it
> directly,
> do what I need, then Exit.  The process appears in Task Manager, then
> disappears upon exiting.  The second way I launch the app is through a
> Shell
> command with command line arguments from another app.  My app looks for
> command line arguments on callup and does the same thing I would have
> otherwise done manually, then my code calls the "exit" routine upon
> completion automatically.  I notice that the app disappears from the
> taskbar
> but the process remains in task manager and each time I launch it from a
> Shell command, a new process pops up and remains after exiting.

> I believe the issue somehow revolves around the exit routine.  The final
> command being "unload me".  I modified the code to not automatically exit
> if
> called up from the shell command.  When I close it manually, the process
> disappears from task manager.  The exit routine is behind a button,
> recordset
> handles are closed then the unload me is called.  When run from the shell
> my
> code calls this same button_click function automatically but the process
> doesn't disappear in task manager.

> > Hi,
> >   I have a simple VB 6 app that I run two ways.  One, I launch it
> > directly,
> > do what I need, then Exit.  The process appears in Task Manager, then
> > disappears upon exiting.  The second way I launch the app is through a
> > Shell
> > command with command line arguments from another app.  My app looks for
> > command line arguments on callup and does the same thing I would have
> > otherwise done manually, then my code calls the "exit" routine upon
> > completion automatically.  I notice that the app disappears from the
> > taskbar
> > but the process remains in task manager and each time I launch it from a
> > Shell command, a new process pops up and remains after exiting.

> > I believe the issue somehow revolves around the exit routine.  The final
> > command being "unload me".  I modified the code to not automatically exit
> > if
> > called up from the shell command.  When I close it manually, the process
> > disappears from task manager.  The exit routine is behind a button,
> > recordset
> > handles are closed then the unload me is called.  When run from the shell
> > my
> > code calls this same button_click function automatically but the process
> > doesn't disappear in task manager.

> Something is preventing your app from closing properly. IOW, some remnant of
> it, perhaps a form, is still loaded in memory. Best thing you can do is put
> a breakpoint somewhere near where your program ends....perhaps the first
> line of code in your main form's Unload event.  Open the Project Properties
> window.  Click on the Make tab. In the "Command Line Arguments" textbox,
> type in the exact command line arguments that would be passed to your
> compiled EXE. This will allow you to debug the scenario within the IDE.

> Basically, ALL your cleanup code should go in either the Unload or
> QueryUnload events.  In your button (that's click to manually close the
> program), you should be doing NOTHING but unloading the form. IOW, don't
> close recordsets (as you state your doing in the button's code).  Do this in
> the Unload or QueryUnload event.

> Without more details about your app, it's hard to provide specifics.  But,
> what I've described above to debug this should be sufficient for you to
> figure out the problem.

> --
> Mike
> Microsoft MVP Visual Basic