ProcessExists(), Multiple Process?

[IamNoob]

Hello!

I am working on a script and am Stumped with this, have searched for a little while with no luck

I have a 2 instances of 1 program running, Same exact Process name (myprog.exe), I am trying to end only ONE of the process' and I would like to be able to control WHICH ONE closes. I have tried ProcessClose() but Obviously no real way of controlling that as it just kills the highest PID of the process.

I cannot use RUN to start this program as it is must be started through a different program.

If possible, I would like to be able to have the First process opened left alone, Only the second one closed.

Thanks in advanced for the help! Back to trying to figure this out

So I seemed to get something with ProcessList(), Here is my Code...

$list = ProcessList("notepad.exe")
$Safe = 2456
for $i = 1 to $list[0][0]
    If $list[$i][1] <> $Safe then
        ProcessClose($list[$i][1])
    EndIf
next

Is there a better way to do it?

Edited July 3, 2010 by IamNoob

[omikron48]

ProcessClose also accepts pID(s) as a parameter. You can just kill the specific process you want via its pID.

[ripdad]

Maybe

This might help.

The "time started" is what I would go with.

[IamNoob]

Maybe

This might help.

The "time started" is what I would go with.

Hmm, I may have to play with this, I like the idea.

Here is where I am atm, It seems to be working so far. Simply lets you chose which window you want set as safe, gets the PID and closes the rest.

MsgBox(0, "", "Please click the MyProg Window that you DO NOT want to be closed.", "5")
WinWaitActive("MyProg")
$SafePID = WinGetProcess("[active]") 
Msgbox(0, "", "I have recorded " & $SafePID & " as a safe process")
$list = ProcessList("myprog.exe")
for $i = 1 to $list[0][0]
    If $list[$i][1] <> $SafePID then
        ProcessClose($list[$i][1])
    EndIf
next

Anybody see potential problems with this? Better Ideas?

Edited July 3, 2010 by IamNoob

[ripdad]

That would probably be okay, depending on how and why a duplicate program executes.

I was thinking more like this:

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
    $avRET = _ProcessListProperties('explorer.exe')
    If $avRET[0][0] > 1 Then
        $getTime1 = @YDAY & StringReplace(StringRight($avRET[1][8], 8), ':', '')
        $getTime2 = @YDAY & StringReplace(StringRight($avRET[2][8], 8), ':', '')
        If $getTime1 > $getTime2 Then
            ProcessClose($avRET[1][1])
        Else
            ProcessClose($avRET[2][1])
        EndIf
    EndIf
WEnd

Going by Ascend4nt's post below ...

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
    $prl = ProcessList('explorer.exe')
    If $prl[0][0] > 1 Then ProcessClose($prl[2][1])
WEnd

-updated and cleaned up post-

Edited July 3, 2010 by ripdad

[Ascend4nt]

ProcessList() lists the programs in the order they were created. No need to do any fancy tricks to figure out when a program was created. Just use ProcessList() and the 1st created one will be first in the list, the last created would be last in the list. Very simple to solve.

[ripdad]

well imagine that. nothing in the helpfile on it.

thats good to know - thanks

[KaFu]

Take a look at my _ProcessRestrictInstanceNumber UDF...

Edited July 4, 2010 by KaFu