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Dear friends,

I need to found if a process is running.

I test GetTasks and GetWindow without result.

The process is visible in process folder of task manager and, for example, with pslist.exe of sysinternals freeware utility.

pslist -e <ProcessName> that return:

This solution is not very professional!

Any suggestion is appreciate.

Ugo,

Are you able to find the window of the task using ?

hWnd := FindWindow( 0, cWindowTitle )
MsgInfo( hWnd )

In case that the task does not has a window, then you have to find its process id using EnumProcesses():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682629(VS.85).aspx
and then, once you have the process id call to TerminateProcess():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686714(VS.85).aspx

Antonio,

Antonio Linares wrote:Are you able to find the window of the task using ?

The process is in background!

Antonio Linares wrote:hWnd := FindWindow( 0, cWindowTitle )
MsgInfo( hWnd )

I tested without result!
I tested also with GetTasks and GetWindow but nothing.

Antonio Linares wrote:In case that the task does not has a window, then you have to find its process id using EnumProcesses():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682629(VS.85).aspx
and then, once you have the process id call to TerminateProcess():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686714(VS.85).aspx

This is the case.
I need to find when the process is terminated.
My function test continuosly if is running or there are other method?
Where I found documentation of EnumProcesses() for xHarbour and Fivewin?

Hi Ugo, this



return an array with all process id and this



return the name of the id process if your user can access.

Hi Patrizio,
many thanks for your help.

Is possible to know the id from the ProcessName?
F.E. GetProcessId( cProcessName )

I don't see an api for find the process by name, i resolve a similar problem with



You can have more processes with the same name, in example svchost.exe.

Ugo,

Does the process uses a window ?

Even if it has no caption, we can find it using FindWindow( cClassName, 0 ) if we know what Windows classname uses to register its window

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633499(VS.85).aspx

Antonio,

Antonio Linares wrote:Does the process uses a window ?

No, it does not use a window!

Patrizio,

Patrizio wrote:I don't see an api for find the process by name, i resolve a similar problem with

Code (fw): Select all Collapse

      
     FUNC MyFunction(cProcessName)
      LOCAL aProcess, hHandle
      aProcess    := GetProcessListArray()
      FOR EACH nHandle IN aProcess
         IF AllTrim(Upper(GetProcessName(nHandle))) == AllTrim(Upper(cProcessName))
           // ... insert here what you want to do with the process handle
         ENDIF
      NEXT

I also thought about this solution.

Patrizio wrote:You can have more processes with the same name, in example svchost.exe.

Ok, it is right!

Many thanks for your help.

I'm having a problem compiling these code samples. I'm getting 'unresolved external symbol' on _EnumProcesses, _EnumProcessModules, _GetModuleBaseName.

Using xHarbour/xBuilder. Do I need to define these functions with DLL command? If so, does anyone have an example of the correct DLL definition?

Thanks,
Randal

Never mind. I resolved the problem by linking psapi.lib.

Randal