any application closing using matlab

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PK
PK on 28 Nov 2012
hello i want to know if some on have an idea what command to be used to close a ms-word document using matlab or some code to do that task the word document can be at any memory location of the disk and not only word but even for any other application
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Jan
Jan on 28 Nov 2012
Please use dots to separate the sentences. The location of a file on the hard disk does not matter the problem: If you want to kill an application, this works even without an opened file.

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Vishal Rane
Vishal Rane on 28 Nov 2012
This should help
!taskkill -f -im processname.exe
processname is the one listed in the task manager.
Type "TASKKILL /?" in the windows command prompt for details and more options.
Refer Link and the system command for more information.
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PK
PK on 29 Nov 2012
Hello vishal I did not get what you are trying to say to close a application that is running on the taskbar.
Matlab2010
Matlab2010 on 9 Oct 2014
Edited: Matlab2010 on 9 Oct 2014
dos('taskkill /F /IM acroRd32.exe');

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Kaustubha Govind
Kaustubha Govind on 28 Nov 2012
If the open application is a COM server, you might also be able to use the MATLAB COM API (Although I haven't tried this on my end):
h = actxGetRunningServer('Word.Application');
h.Quit();
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PK
PK on 29 Nov 2012
hello Kaustubha Govind this did not work for me and am not asking for a server application but just a simple close ie., using winopen('patch for the document or appliction') can open a file or doc or any application am asking for a command that can close a existing opened file on the taskbar.
Bachtiar Muhammad Lubis
Bachtiar Muhammad Lubis on 7 Feb 2019
is actxGetRunningServer() same with actxserver() ?

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 29 Nov 2012
Java Robot Class to automatically access the taskbar and trigger the commands to kill the task.
There is no simple command to do what you want.

Babak
Babak on 29 Nov 2012
You need to execute a dos command. Here's a piece of MATLAB's help:
Please see the documentation on
status = dos(command)
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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 29 Nov 2012
The dos() command and the system() command earlier suggested are the same thing.

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