Check if other .exe is running

[kennedymr2]

Would appreciate some help as to the best way to check if another .exe is running on the same computer

ie my program is prog1.exe
and i wish to check if prog5.exe is running

probably ideally, prog1.exe should start prog5.exe
and then prog1.exe would check every 5 seconds that prog5.exe is still running.

regards kennedymr2

 

[mmilan]

Start off with the EnumProcess API call...

Happy hunting

 

[shatch]

It can be done using API functions

Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _ ByVal lpClassName As Any, _ ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Then you can use

windowHandle = FindWindow(vbNullString, "My Application Window Title")

If windowhandle = 0 then
'app not running
else
'app running
end if

 

[WCSBC]

I have found an article which will be of interest

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk/foxst-11.htm

API Call checks that the process is running.
Maybe in a Timer you could continue to check for the running exe

Hope this is of help.....

 

[strongm]

The FindWindow-style solution all presuppose that an executable has a window. Whilst this will be true for most applications, it is not a given.

 

[kennedymr2]

Thankyou all, very much for the advice and help offered.,
much appreciated.

shatch, the findwindows works fine.

As strongm mentioned, i have one program which does not expose a window.(but this does not matter in this case)


Thanks again.

Regards kennedymr2