Checking in working Excel Closer

Advantage Final/Advantage Final.sln

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio 2013
-VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.30501.0
+VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.31101.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Advantage Final", "Advantage Final\Advantage Final.csproj", "{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}"
 EndProject
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ Global
 		Release|x86 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
-		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
-		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
+		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
+		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
 		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{1F135F26-23F8-4EA6-B000-9D22FBE1B273}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
-		{3B803B90-204A-4AA1-B42B-EF8AE9DEF84A}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Release
+		{3B803B90-204A-4AA1-B42B-EF8AE9DEF84A}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug
 		{3B803B90-204A-4AA1-B42B-EF8AE9DEF84A}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution

Advantage Final/Advantage Final/Advantage Final.csproj

@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="Yaulw, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>Components\Yaulw.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Class1.cs" />
@@ -172,8 +176,11 @@
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="Components\log4net.dll" />
+    <None Include="Components\Yaulw.dll" />
     <Content Include="lazy.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

Advantage Final/Advantage Final/Class2.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
 using System.Data;
 using System.Data.OleDb;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Yaulw.Win32;
 
 namespace Advantage_Final
 {
@@ -68,9 +70,9 @@ namespace Advantage_Final
 
                     try
                     {
-                        //excelEx.DisplayAlerts = false;
-                        //workSheetEx.SaveAs(ExcelFilePath);
-                        //excelEx.DisplayAlerts = true;
+                        excelEx.DisplayAlerts = false;
+                        workSheetEx.SaveAs(ExcelFilePath);
+                        excelEx.DisplayAlerts = true;
                         
                         // Close the workbook *Auto-Save*
                         workbook.Close(true, ExcelFilePath, false);
@@ -78,19 +80,14 @@ namespace Advantage_Final
                         if (excelEx.Workbooks.Count == 0)
                         {
                             excelEx.Quit();
-                            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(excelEx);
-                        }
-                        
-                        //Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workSheetEx);
-                        //Marshal.ReleaseComObject(excelEx);
-
+                            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(excelEx);                           
+                        }                        
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
-
                         throw new Exception("ExportToExcel: Excel file could not be saved! Check filepath.\n"
                             + ex.Message);
-                    }
+                    }                    
 
                 }
 
@@ -123,12 +120,7 @@ namespace Advantage_Final
                     if (ExcelFilePath != null && ExcelFilePath != "")
                     {
                         try
-                        {
-                            //workSheet.SaveAs(ExcelFilePath);
-                            //excelApp.Workbooks.Close();
-                            //excelApp.Quit();
-                            //excelApp = null;
-                            
+                        {   
                             // Close the workbook *Auto-Save*
                             workbook.Close(true, ExcelFilePath, false);
 
@@ -141,10 +133,9 @@ namespace Advantage_Final
                         }
                         catch (Exception ex)
                         {
-
                             throw new Exception("ExportToExcel: Excel file could not be saved! Check filepath.\n"
                                 + ex.Message);
-                        }
+                        }                        
                     }
                     else    // no filepath is given
                     {
@@ -157,6 +148,41 @@ namespace Advantage_Final
                 throw new Exception("ExportToExcel: \n" + ex.Message);
             }
 
+
+            // nicely added
+            ReallyCLOSEExcel();
+        }
+
+        public static bool ReallyCLOSEExcel()
+        {            
+            try
+            {
+                var RunningExcelApplications = Yaulw.Win32.COM.GetRunningObjectsOfType<Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application>();
+                foreach (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application app in RunningExcelApplications)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        if (app.Workbooks.Count == 0)
+                        {
+                            int hWnd = app.Hwnd;
+                            app.Quit();                            
+                            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(app); // force clean-up, should clean up excel process                        
+
+                            // force close by closing process
+                            Process p = Functions.GetProcessFromHandle((IntPtr) hWnd);
+                            p.Kill();                            
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e) 
+                    {
+                        Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(app); // force clean-up, should clean up excel process                        
+                        string s = e.Message;                    
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) { string s = e.Message; }            
+            return false;
         }
 
         public static void ExportToExcel2(this DataTable Tbl, string ExcelFilePath = null)