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What about the Win32 API's ExitThread(). (and CloseHandle() to ensure
the that the thread object is removed from the operating system.)

Rodolfo

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <gambit47.no.spam@no.spam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "bladder" <bladder@lardyboys.com> wrote in message
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> > What I'd like to know is the recommended way that a thread
> > can terminate another thread( even if the thread is running ) and
> > what cleaning up the terminating thread should perform?
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> Assuming that you are using TThread, the safest way is to just call the
> thread's Terminate() method and then have the thread check its Terminated
> property periodically so that it can return from its Execute() method
> gracefully.  Or if the thread has a message queue, post a WM_QUIT message
> via PostThreadMessage() so that the queue is exited and Execute() can
> return.  Otherwise, the only other way is via the Win32 API
> TerminateThread() function, however that is a brute-force termination that
> won't allow the thread to do any kind of cleanup at all.
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> Gambit
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