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[Gintaras]

watchExec_handle = run("long_running_application_name.exe")
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clo watchExec_handle

I have to say that run returns not window handle, and it cannot be used with clo. To get window handle, use code like this:

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int window_handle
run "notepad.exe" "" "" "" 0x800 "- Notepad" window_handle
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clo window_handle

Or get it later with win(...).

run returns process handle. It can be used with wait, and with some Windows API functions (dll functions), including TerminateProcess.

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int process_handle
process_handle=run("notepad.exe")
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TerminateProcess process_handle 1
CloseHandle process_handle

Or:

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run "notepad.exe"
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ShutDownProcess win("- Notepad")

TerminateProcess should be used only to terminate hung apps. It does not allow the app to execute any exit code.