TO Start it:
for Symbian 8 and earlier :
#include <eikdll.h>
TInt err = EikDll::StartExeL(_L("c://system//apps//test.exe"));
for Symbian 9, for Server or Console application :
#include <apgcli.h> // link against apgrfx.lib
#include <apacmdln.h> // link against apparc.lib
TThreadId app_threadid;
CApaCommandLine* cmdLine;
cmdLine=CApaCommandLine::NewLC();
cmdLine->SetExecutableNameL(_L("test.exe"));
cmdLine->SetCommandL( EApaCommandRun );
RApaLsSession ls;
User::LeaveIfError(ls.Connect());
TInt err=ls.StartApp(*cmdLine,app_threadid);
ls.Close();
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); // cmdLine
void StartOtherApp()
{
TUid appUid(TUid::Uid(0x02af1382));
RApaLsSession ras;
User::LeaveIfError(ras.Connect());
CleanupClosePushL(ras);
TApaAppInfo appInfo;
ras.GetAppInfo(appInfo, appUid)
CApaCommandLine *cmd = CApaCommandLine::NewL();
cmd->SetLibraryNameL(appInfo.iFullName);
cmd->SetCommandL(EApaCommandRun);
ras.StartApp(*cmd);
CleanupStack::PopAndDestory(cmd);
CleanupStack::Pop();
ras.Close();
}
for Symbian 9, for View-based application :
#include <apgcli.h> // link against apgrfx.lib
const TUid KAppUid={0x12345678};
_LIT(KDocName,"C://Data//document.txt");
TThreadId app_threadid;
RApaLsSession ls;
User::LeaveIfError(ls.Connect());
TInt err=ls.StartDocument(KDocName, KAppUid, app_threadid);
ls.Close();
for Symbian 9, RProcess :
_LIT(KMyExeFile,"test.exe");
_LIT(KMyExeFileCmd,"first_argument second third");
RProcess proc;
User::LeaveIfError(proc.Create(KMyExeFile,KMyExeFileCmd));
// start the process running! Don't forget this.
proc.Resume();
proc.Close(); // Closes the handle, not the process.
To stop it
First, you need to find the process
On Symbian 9, process name is in the following format:
<name>[<UID3>]<instance number>
where: <name> - the name of executable or the name of Console - so remember it can be changed;
<UID3> - UID3 of executable, in lowercase HEX, 8 digits, always the same;
<instance number> - instance number, 4 digits, starting from 0001. For example name of kernel process is:
ekern.exe[100041af]0001
Killing:
Note: For S60 3rd Edition development, you are required the PowerMgmt capability to achieve this task.
TFindProcess processFinder(_L("test.exe*")); // by name, case-sensitive
//or
//TFindProcess processFinder(_L("*[12345678]*")); // by UID3
TFullName result;
RProcess processHandle;
while ( processFinder.Next(result) == KErrNone)
{
User::LeaveIfError(processHandle.Open ( processFinder, EOwnerThread));
processHandle.Kill(KErrNone);
processHandle.Close();
}