rename running windows exe?

[TeaAndBikkie]

>From: Pete Shinners pete at shinners.org 

>... win32 question, ...
>
>i'm trying to write a simple script that will help me manage distribution
>of files on multiple platforms. i need a way to rename or move or delete an
>executable or dll that is running. perhaps it's a thing that windows will
>simply not allow.
>
>if not, is there a way i can find the offending processes and offer to send
>them a QUIT message? some simple dialog, "you need to close the following
>programs: notepad, shall i try to close them for you?"

You can use the win32 API to post a QUIT message to a window, that might help:

import win32api, win32con  # from Mark Hammond's win32 extensions

win32gui.PostMessage(hwnd, win32con.WM_CLOSE, 0, 0)
or
win32gui.PostMessage(hwnd, win32con.WM_QUIT, 0, 0)

you can use win32api.FindWindow(...) to get the window handle.

I'm not sure if you can do anything with a running app/threads not related to a
window.

Kind regards,
Misha