# StopProgress(handle)

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## Description

The StopProgress Lua function removes a progress bar. A handle input argument defines which progress bar it removes. The progress bar must exist before it can be removed. Progress bars are created using the [StartProgress](/grandma3/2-4/lua_objectfree_startprogress/) function.

See the [ProgressBar topic](/grandma3/2-4/lua_interface_progressbar/) for more info regarding progress bars and links to other related functions.

## Arguments

- **Handle**:\
  The handle for the progress bar to be stopped.

## Return

This function does not return anything.

## Example

This example stops the progress bar created using the example in the StartProgress topic (link above):

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| [Copy Code](javascript:void\(0\))Lua                                                                                          |
| ```
return function()
    -- Stops and closes the progress bar with the matching handle
	StopProgress(progressHandle)
end
``` |