check if processis running

[alanwes]

Im trying to check if a process is running but get an error when checking which i dont want the users of my script to see, anyone know how i do this correctly ?

if ((Get-Process 'WinWord') -eq $False){
Write-Host "Please close all instances of Microsoft Word before running this report."
exit
}

Thanks

 

[alanwes]

Solved....

$wordrunning = (Get-Process 'WinWord' -ea SilentlyContinue)
if ( $wordrunning -eq ""){
Write-Host "Please close all instances of Microsoft Word."
exit
}
else
{
}

 

[monsterjta]

Try this one-liner. I love one-liners.

if (Get-Process 'WinWord' -ea SilentlyContinue) {write-host "running"}

HTH,

Jonathan Almquist

 

[Zelandakh]

stop-process -processname winword

means you don't need to ask them to close the app

 

[Buckwheat469]

if((get-process "notepad" -ea SilentlyContinue) -eq $Null){ echo "Not Running" }else{ echo "Running" }

This should cover it. I've tested it and it works fine. You can put anything in the braces, or you can use this in a while loop to wait for a process to die.