Application not quitting after calling quit

Question

Hey guys I have a small problem that I can't seem to figure out. I am saving a DataGridView (it's contents) to an xls file. I have no problem in doing so except in my task manager its still showing up that it's running. I have called:

  xlApp.Application.Quit() 

This is declared as:

  Dim xlApp As New excel.Application

This seems to not work, BUT this is the same way I quit when I let the user choose to export it to a Word Document. Im not sure where I am going wrong...

Here is my complete code

Imports Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
 Imports Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

 Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    For x As Integer = 1 To 3500
        DataGridView1.Rows.Add(New Object() {"r" & x.ToString & "c1", "r" & x.ToString & "c2", "r" & x.ToString & "c3", "r" & x.ToString & "c4", "r" & x.ToString & "c5"})
    Next
End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
    exportToWord (DataGridView1)
End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim xlApp As New Excel.Application
    Dim xlWorkBook As Excel.Workbook
    Dim xlWorkSheet As Excel.Worksheet
    'Dim misValue As Object = System.Reflection.Missing.Value


    xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Add
    xlWorkSheet = DirectCast(xlWorkBook.Sheets("sheet1"), Excel.Worksheet)

    xlApp.Visible = True

    Dim headers = (From ch In DataGridView1.Columns _
                  Let header = DirectCast(DirectCast(ch, DataGridViewColumn).HeaderCell, DataGridViewColumnHeaderCell) _
                  Select header.Value).ToArray()
    Dim headerText() As String = Array.ConvertAll(headers, Function(v) v.ToString)

    Dim items() = (From r In DataGridView1.Rows _
          Let row = DirectCast(r, DataGridViewRow) _
          Where Not row.IsNewRow _
          Select (From cell In row.Cells _
              Let c = DirectCast(cell, DataGridViewCell) _
              Select c.Value).ToArray()).ToArray()

    Dim table As String = String.Join(vbTab, headerText) & Environment.NewLine
    For Each a In items
        Dim t() As String = Array.ConvertAll(a, Function(v) v.ToString)
        table &= String.Join(vbTab, t) & Environment.NewLine
    Next
    table = table.TrimEnd(CChar(Environment.NewLine))
    Clipboard.SetText (table)

    Dim alphabet() As Char = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz".ToUpper.ToCharArray

    Dim range As excel.Range = xlWorkSheet.Range("B2:" & alphabet(headerText.Length) & (items.Length + 2).ToString)

    range.Select()
    xlWorkSheet.Paste()

    range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlDiagonalDown).LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlLineStyleNone
    range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlDiagonalUp).LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlLineStyleNone
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlEdgeLeft)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlMedium
    End With
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlEdgeTop)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlMedium
    End With
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlEdgeBottom)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlMedium
    End With
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlEdgeRight)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlMedium
    End With
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlInsideVertical)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThin
    End With
    With range.Borders(Excel.XlBordersIndex.xlInsideHorizontal)
        .LineStyle = Excel.XlLineStyle.xlContinuous
        .ColorIndex = 1 'black
        .TintAndShade = 0
        .Weight = Excel.XlBorderWeight.xlThin
    End With

    'xlApp.Visible = True

    xlWorkBook.SaveAs("C:\Users\CoDeXeR\Desktop\Word1.xls", True)
    xlWorkBook.Close()
    xlApp.Application.Quit()

    ReleaseObject(xlWorkSheet) '<~~~ Added as per comment from deleted post
    ReleaseObject (xlWorkBook)
    ReleaseObject (xlApp)


End Sub

Public Sub exportToWord(ByVal dgv As DataGridView)
    ' Create Word Application
    Dim oWord As Word.Application = DirectCast(CreateObject("Word.Application"), Word.Application)

    ' Create new word document
    Dim oDoc As Word.Document = oWord.Documents.Add()


    Dim headers = (From ch In dgv.Columns _
                  Let header = DirectCast(DirectCast(ch, DataGridViewColumn).HeaderCell, DataGridViewColumnHeaderCell) _
                  Select header.Value).ToArray()
    Dim headerText() As String = Array.ConvertAll(headers, Function(v) v.ToString)

    Dim items() = (From r In dgv.Rows _
          Let row = DirectCast(r, DataGridViewRow) _
          Where Not row.IsNewRow _
          Select (From cell In row.Cells _
              Let c = DirectCast(cell, DataGridViewCell) _
              Select c.Value).ToArray()).ToArray()

    Dim table As String = String.Join(vbTab, headerText) & Environment.NewLine
    For Each a In items
        Dim t() As String = Array.ConvertAll(a, Function(v) v.ToString)
        table &= String.Join(vbTab, t) & Environment.NewLine
    Next
    table = table.TrimEnd(CChar(Environment.NewLine))
    Clipboard.SetText (table)

    Dim oTable As Word.Table = oDoc.Tables.Add(oDoc.Bookmarks.Item("\endofdoc").Range, items.Count + 1, headers.Count)

    oTable.Range.Paste()

    'make the first row bold, fs 14 + change textcolor
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Font.Bold = &H98967E
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Font.Size = 14
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Font.Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorWhite

    'change backcolor of first row
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Shading.Texture = Word.WdTextureIndex.wdTextureNone
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    oTable.Rows.Item(1).range.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Word.WdColor.wdColorLightBlue

    ''set table borders
    'With oTable.Range.Tables(1)
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderLeft)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth100pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderRight)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth100pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderTop)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth100pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderBottom)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth100pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderHorizontal)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth050pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    With .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderVertical)
    '        .LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleSingle
    '        .LineWidth = Word.WdLineWidth.wdLineWidth050pt
    '        .Color = Word.WdColor.wdColorAutomatic
    '    End With
    '    .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderDiagonalDown).LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleNone
    '    .Borders(Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderDiagonalUp).LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleNone
    '    .Borders.Shadow = False
    'End With
    ' Save this word document
    oDoc.SaveAs("C:\Users\CoDeXeR\Desktop\Word1.doc", True)
    oDoc.Close()
    oWord.Application.Quit()
    'oWord.Visible = True

End Sub

Public Sub exportToExcel(ByVal dgv As DataGridView)

End Sub

Private Sub ReleaseObject(ByVal obj As Object)
    Try
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject (obj)
        obj = Nothing
    Catch ex As Exception
        obj = Nothing
    Finally
        GC.Collect()
    End Try
End Sub

 End Class

Answer 1

I Use This Function After My Work and in The first of the XlApp Call , set the now() date to the FirstDate

Private Sub End_Excel_App_After_Work(ByVal DateStart As Date, ByVal DateEnd As Date)
    Dim xlp() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("EXCEL")
    For Each Process As Process In xlp
        If Process.StartTime >= DateStart Then
            If Process.StartTime <= DateEnd Then

                Process.Kill()
                Exit For
            End If
        End If
    Next
    xlp = Process.GetProcessesByName("Microsoft EXCEL")
    For Each Process As Process In xlp
        If Process.StartTime >= DateStart Then
            If Process.StartTime <= DateEnd Then

                Process.Kill()
                Exit For
            End If
        End If
    Next
    xlp = Process.GetProcessesByName("EXCEL.EXE")
    For Each Process As Process In xlp
        If Process.StartTime >= DateStart Then
            If Process.StartTime <= DateEnd Then

                Process.Kill()
                Exit For
            End If
        End If
    Next
End Sub

and After The Process Call this Function. somthing like this:

 Dim FromDT As Date = Now
    Dim xlApp As New Excel.Application
    xlApp = New Excel.Application()
          Dim xlWorkBook As Excel.Workbook
    Dim xlWorkSheet As Excel.Worksheet
     Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application()

    'End Using
    Try

        xlWorkBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open("d:\"FIle NAME".xlsX")
        xlWorkSheet = xlWorkBook.Worksheets("WORKSHEET")
      ...CODE BE IN HERE
                   xlWorkBook.Close()
        xlApp.Quit()
        xlApp = Nothing
        ReleaseObject(xlApp)
        ReleaseObject(xlWorkBook)
        ReleaseObject(xlWorkSheet)

        End_Excel_App_After_Work(FromDT, Now)
    Catch ex As Exception
        xlApp.Application.Quit()
        End_Excel_App_After_Work(FromDT, Now)
    End Try

Answer 2

I have used the ability to close a EXCEL Document in script many times along with hiding making visible and now closing if it's the only workbook open else close this worksheet. Here is my

Sub ExitWorkBook()
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim c As Integer
    c = 0       
    For Each wb In Application.Workbooks
        c = c + 1
    Next wb
    If c = 1 Then
        Application.Quit   '--Quit this worksheet but keep excel open.
    Else
        Workbooks("(excel workbook name).xls").Close    '-- Close Excel
    End If
'
End Sub

Answer 3

I solved the problem using:

Set xlApp = Nothing

You can check monitoring TaskManager.

Answer 4

For Each w In Application.Workbooks w.Save Next w Application.Quit

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff839269.aspx

Answer 5

Please use this

Private Sub releaseObject(ByVal obj As Object)
    Try
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(obj)
        obj = Nothing
    Catch ex As Exception
        obj = Nothing
    Finally
        GC.Collect()

        Try
            'Dim MSExcelControl() As Process
            Dim iID As Integer
            Dim lastOpen As DateTime
            Dim obj1(10) As Process
            obj1 = Process.GetProcessesByName("EXCEL")
            lastOpen = obj1(0).StartTime
            For Each p As Process In obj1

                If lastOpen < p.StartTime Then
                    iID = p.Id
                    Exit For
                End If

            Next

            For Each p As Process In obj1

                If p.Id = iID Then
                    p.Kill()
                    Exit For
                End If

            Next

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try

    End Try
End Sub

Answer 6

I found that every instance of a reference to an Excel object had to be explicitly released:

        xlApp = New Excel.Application
        xlWorkBooks = xlApp.Workbooks
        xlWorkBook = xlWorkBooks.Open(Me.txtFilePath.Text)
        xlWorkSheets = xlWorkBook.Worksheets
        xlWorkSheet = CType(xlWorkSheets(1), Excel.Worksheet)

        xlWorkBook.Close()
        xlWorkBooks.Close()
        xlApp.Quit()

        releaseObject(xlWorkSheet)
        xlWorkSheet = Nothing
        releaseObject(xlWorkSheets)
        xlWorkSheets = Nothing
        releaseObject(xlWorkBook)
        xlWorkBook = Nothing
        releaseObject(xlWorkBooks)
        xlWorkBooks = Nothing
        releaseObject(xlApp)
        xlApp = Nothing

    Private Sub releaseObject(ByVal obj As Object)
        Try
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(obj)
            obj = Nothing
        Catch ex As Exception
            obj = Nothing
        Finally
            GC.Collect()
        End Try
    End Sub