I am in WAY over my head on this one. I used a macro in MS Access to automate a process and am using a batch file to run it every 4 hours. Problem is, after the process finishes in Access, I need the Access window to close so it's not cluttering up my screen. I have tried the taskkill command, and it works from the command prompt, but not in a batch file. What am I doing wrong? When explaining, please explain step by step like I'm in kindergarten. All this stuff is way over my head. I'm just surprised I've gotten this far! ECHO OFF E: cd\Meeting Preparation Info\EMO Info\Marketing Reports ERASE *.*/Q PATH = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\;C:\Windows\Command REM START /WAIT msaccess.exe "E:\Meeting Preparation Info\Marketing Leads Database.mdb" /x "Report Snapshots" TASKKILL /F /IM msaccess.exe /T EXIT

try to start without the wait switch, the wait switch basically waits for the termination START msaccess.exe "E:\Meeting Preparation Info\Marketing Leads Database.mdb" /x "Report Snapshots