How can I check to see if a process is running.

wings · Post by **wings** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:26 am

When you go to the Windows task manager and you click on the tab called "processes", then you'll see all the processes that are running on your system.

I want to able to check for certain processes in Purebasic using the names that are shown in task manager.

I've played with some API's, was reading many Google news articles for almost an hour, but I'm still lost. I have no clue where to start.

Has someone an idea how to approach this problem.

Any help is really appreciated

wings · Post by **wings** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 3:00 am

Forget about it. It seems after one day that this isn't a very useful forum

I'll figure it out on my own.

Thanks anyway

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 6:11 am

#1 - This isn't a paid support forum. Not getting an answer in 24 hours doesn't mean you won't get an answer.

#2 Posting stuff like your 2nd message generally *will* mean you won't get an answer.

Best of luck to you, though.. It'd probably be best to hold those not-so-nice comments to yourself next time.

Post by **Rings** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 10:28 am

Karbon wrote:#1 - This isn't a paid support forum. Not getting an answer in 24 hours doesn't mean you won't get an answer.

#2 Posting stuff like your 2nd message generally *will* mean you won't get an answer.

Best of luck to you, though.. It'd probably be best to hold those not-so-nice comments to yourself next time.

totaly agree Karbon.
I know the answer ,but with that statement in the second message i will never help .Sorry wings and good luck

Psychophanta · Post by **Psychophanta** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 2:22 pm

Hmmmmm....

Probably, wings is an emotional lady. . .

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Thu Jul 03, 2003 10:28 pm

Rings wrote:I know the answer ,but with that statement in the second message i will never help .Sorry wings and good luck

Damn....

Some interesting viru... i mean features can be done with this!

Can you please share? I've looked in the API guide but the example (1) that comes with it does not work (takes a snapshot of the processes with another MS program which i do not have)

Pretty please

Inner · Post by **Inner** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:28 am

Fine,

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clib_winid.l=FindWindow_(0,"<give name of window here>") ; name of the window

@wings; sorry dude I did see when you first posted, and I was too ill to reply to it properly, I know how you feel I've had many a request for help that has gone unreplyed to, also some that have so it's a gamble posting here if you'll get help or not, I'll lost restaint on myself just for this moment, on the blitz forum you'd have had 3 examples all improving on the previous help within about 4-8 hours of your post. (sorry that offends anyone), (re-applys restaint) now then people here aren't a computer you can't just prod to get infomation out of, most of us are busy.

for example wings; viewtopic.php?t=6786 ; so your not the only one, your not singled out or anything, it's just the way things are, so what that (currently as of replying here) it's at 49 views, doesn't mean that 49 people knew what I was talking about or even understod the problem, there a multipal veriables to take into acount when asking for help, not to mention in my case people probably sitting scartching there heads wonderig why I man not using the standard Tree commands, and then not bothering with it.. ( there is a reason why I am not, it's because [_with all due respect to them_] they suck for how I need to operate my tree.

Anyway I am babeling, and probably said more than my head should of allowed, sorry if it offends..

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:31 am

Inner wrote:Fine,

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clib_winid.l=FindWindow_(0,"<give name of window here>") ; name of the window

ERh... not quite what i was expecting.... This only works for processes that have windows running...
What about processes started has invisible services

Now you know why i did not find it easy to make such a program...

Post by **Rings** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 9:36 am

small hint:

EnumProcessModules from PSAPI.DLL

on WIN89 machines you have to use ToolHelp.dll .

dige · Post by **dige** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:28 pm

Hi rings, would you mind to post a little codesnipped?
Thanks for your help!

cya dige

PS: relay nice avatar ;-) *grrr*

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:25 pm

Rings wrote:small hint:

EnumProcessModules from PSAPI.DLL

on WIN89 machines you have to use ToolHelp.dll .

Well the example i saw in the API guides used this toolhelp.dll and now i understand why it didn't work

Anyways i don't have windows 89 copy to test it ;P