Check for running application in Windows

[Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel]

Paul, you are the BEST!

Thank you... it works perfectly.

SKIP


On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Paul Dupuis <paul at researchware.com> wrote:

> On 6/20/2014 12:09 PM, Magicgate Software - Skip Kimpel wrote:
> > Good afternoon!
> >
> > Is there a way to check to see if there is a program currently running
> on a
> > Windows machine?  For instance, I want to verify that a 3rd party piece
> of
> > software is currently running (not just installed) before proceeding with
> > my LC script.
> >
> > As usual, your comments and suggestions are always appreciated!
> >
> > SKIP
>
> Use the function below to return a cr delimited list of running programs
> and then filter the list to see if the app you are interested is on it
> or not.
>
> function runningPrograms
>   local myList, myColPos, myNewList
>   switch platform()
>     case "MacOS" -- OSX Only
>       put shell("ps -xcw") into myList
>       put offset("COMMAND",myList) into myColPos
>       repeat for each line myLine in myList
>         put char myColPos to -1 of myLine & cr after myNewList
>       end repeat
>       filter myNewList without "(*"
>       return line 2 to -1 of myNewList
>       break
>     case "Win32"
>       set the hideConsoleWindows to true
>       put shell("tasklist /V /FO "&quote&"CSV"&quote) into myList -- or
> use the pv command
>       set the hideConsoleWindows to false
>       delete first line of myList -- remove header
>       repeat for each line myLine in myList
>         put item 1 of myLine & cr after myNewList -- item 1 =
> "programname.exe"
>       end repeat
>       return myNewList
>       break
>     default
>       return empty
>   end switch
> end runningPrograms
>
>
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