Find the command line

[Serban]

Hi!

How can I find the command line used to launch an exe.

Thanks

Mircea

 

[vb5prgrmr]

3 ways in visual basic right off the top of my head.

1. Built in Shell function.
2. API ShellExecute
3. API ShellExecuteEx

Look in help for an explanation of these.

Good Luck

 

[Serban]

I don't want to launch an exe.
When I detect that "otherprog.exe" process is running I want toli find out the command line used to launch it ("otherprog.exe" arg1,arg2,arg3,...)

I don't launch the otherprog.exe.

I hope this is a better explanation


Mircea

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Yes it is. I could be wrong, but I do not believe that you can find out what command line parameters were used once the process has been launched. Hopefully someone can prove me wrong.

Good Luck

 

[neilkonitzer]

VB most certainly accepts input parameters. To save some time in typing up a demo, this link provides an excellent sample demonstrating how to do it.

http://gethelp.devx.com/techtips/thevbpro/10_minute_solutions/10min1299es.asp

Neil Konitzer
Freisoft

http://www.freisoft.com

 

[vb5prgrmr]

neilkonitzer,

As I understand it Serban wants to have a system watch looking for a particular process to start. Once they detect that process they then want to extract, somehow, the command line parameters that started that process. Remember that this process is not what they started nor is it a program etc. that they created, but some other program started, which reminds me of watchdog(?) a software package that could tell you what called what but I do not know if it intercepts any of the calls. Do a search for in on the web, it still may exists.

Good Luck