Closing Application while system is in idle using vb.net

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I would like to close some application if it was not used for certain amount of time in vb.net

Posted 28-May-12 1:40am

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Updated 29-May-12 17:33pm

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OriginalGriff 28-May-12 7:44am

Sorry?
That doesn't make a lot of sense - users don't "set the system in idle" - the idle process is executed when the system has nothing else to do.
Why would you want to close an app because the system is not busy at this precise moment?
Use the "Improve question" widget to edit your question and provide better information.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-May-12 11:49am

It makes no sense. I would just guess that you would like to close some application if it was not used for certain amount of time. Sometimes people asked about such things. If so -- bad idea.
--SA

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-05-29T19:34:00

If it is your own application you wish to close, then it isn't too bad:
Set up a timer, with (say) a one second interval.
Set up a timeout variable, and set it's value to the number of seconds of inactivity you want.
In the Timer Tick event handler, reduce the timeout variable by one. If it is zero, then call Application.Exit to close your application.
When you get user activity (and you will have to decide what that is) reset the Timeout variable to it's original value.

If this is VB.NET for real (as in a web based app) it is harder, as inactivity is difficult to detect in a client server system!

MarqW · Answer 2 · 2012-05-29T21:44:00

This tutorial will tell you how to get the system's idle times. You can then combine this with the Diagnostics.Process class to kill or start any application you want
http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial210_Retrieving-the-Operating-System-Idle-Time-Uptime-and-Last-Input-Time.html[^]

Edit: It's a C# article, but should give you enough to look up the P/Invokes and convert.

Jαved · Answer 3 · 2012-05-30T23:17:00

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Hi,
Here is what you want-
Application Idle[^]

Posted 30-May-12 23:17pm

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Closing Application while system is in idle using vb.net

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