Brenden,

BW> If it's running as an application, the
BW> application handle (basically a window handle) is available for sending
BW> messages to whether you see any evidence (ie: visible window) or not.

I was referring to the CreateInternalWindow setting in firebird.conf.
Set it to 0 and you have no longer a window handle to hang on to.
When your aim is to coexist with other firebird installations, you will
set it to 0, but this way you cannot stop the server with your method
anymore.

Ciao
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