.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: process_kill_by_name

.. _process_kill_by_name:

process_kill_by_name
======================

.. us.tag  process_kill_by_name NOTREADYENGLISH Programming.os New6000

:ref:`process_kill_by_name` terminates a running process.

.. function::  bRet =  process_kill_by_name(ssName)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*bRet* is TRUE (1), if the process could be terminated and otherwise FALSE (0).

to TRUE (1).

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ssName

   *ssName* is the name of a process, for exampel ``excel.exe``.

.. us.example

**Example**

Start ``notepad.exe`` and **do not wait** until it is finished:: 

    system("notepad", [. show_window = SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED, synchron = FALSE]);
    process_kill_by_name("notepad.exe");

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2018.0
     - New.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-programming`,
   :ref:`process_get_names`,
   :ref:`system`

:sub:`id-1920341`