event handler on closing console

[mook]

Hi all,

I'm using .net framework 1.1 in building my console app, using VB.

In my main sub, I instantiate a number of threads to carry out work.

I want to create an event handler that will trigger when the console is closed, using x button, or ctrl_c - to check to see if my threads has completed their work, inorder to exit gracefully....need to be pointed in the right direction on how to handle this in 1.1

I checked on the web...but found most of console close event handling is new in .net 2.0

Thanks buckets!!

 

[JohnH]

I recently found out about SetConsoleCtrlHandler that does this: http://www.vbdotnetforums.com/showthread.php?t=16951

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

Just place code like...

If not myThread is Nothing then
     If myThread.IsAlive then
          myThread.abort()
          myThread.join()
     End If
End If

at the end of your Sub Main inside of the console application; and this will insure it is the last thing that runs before the console application closes and will ensure your threads are killed.
However; if you want to let the threads finish their course then close use the code above and leave out the myThread.abort() function.




EDITED||||| I apologize. I see now that this isn't what you were looking for. You are looking for a way to catch the event of the user killing the application or it ending earlier in the code. I apologize but this will not work in that situation. My bad.

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

O, and I should have read the link JohnH supplied above. That is the perfect answer.