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    Default Re: Wait for app to exit (that's getting updated)

    Greg,

    You can instruct the installer to check whether the application is still
    running or not. Do this is a LOOP to make sure it is really closed down.
    If you get a "reboot" message at the end of the installation then the
    application was still active (it replaced locked/in-use files).

    See the attached screenshot. This is what we are using to check if SB10.EXE
    is not active before doing an update. You can fine tune this method. For
    example, if your application supports the WM_CLOSE event to shut down, you
    can use the "Terminate Active Application..." script function to handle
    this. Be careful when ending a process and the "Gently Close Application"
    option is not enabled. In this case, if you end an application, you will
    lose unsaved data. If you end (kill) a system service, some part of the
    system may not function properly.

    Friedrich
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