Detecting processes - how?

[DietCoke]

I'm working putting together a program for us to provide to users that will back up data to a particular network drive. However, I would like to ensure that they don't have certain apps open when the backup begins.

I would like to include all of this code within one application, but thus far it seems like calling a second executable is easier for me to put together. If I'm wrong, please let me know.

Essentially, the check within the backup app runs as follows:

While 1
    Sleep(100)
    If ProcessExists('outlook.exe') Then Run('\\networkshare\public\warning.exe')

WEnd

If it exists, then it opens a small AutoIt .exe with the following code:

MsgBox(48,"Warning!","One or more applications is still running!  " & @CRLF & "" & @CRLF & "To prevent a failed backup, make sure that all other applications have been closed during this process.")

The problems here:

#1 I get an endless stream of the above message box as the process is still active. If I use this method, how can I make that "If ProcessExists" statement run just once per process detection?

#2 Isn't there a simpler way of doing this?

I don't want to kill the outlook.exe process. I do, however, want to warn the user that the program is open and that the data won't be backed up if they don't close it. So, no program shutdown is required, just a single detection.

Does anyone have a suggestion? I have searched all morning with terms like "detect process", "check process", "see if process running," etc. - thus the reason I am now posting.

Thanks for any help that can be provided!

[Jos]

Your issue is that you use Run in stead of RunWait, but why not show a MsgBox() in stead of running another script ?

If ProcessExist("Outlook.exe") then MsgBox(0,"Backup warning"," Stupid, you need to close Outlook first.")

Edited November 9, 2006 by JdeB

[DietCoke]

Your issue is that you use Run in stead of RunWait, but why not show a MsgBox() in stead of running another script ?

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Thanks again - with that edit it works like a charm!

Edited November 9, 2006 by DietCoke

[aabbasi]

Is there a way to detect if a process is NOT running?

Like

If ProcessNotExist("Outlook.exe") then MsgBox

[JohnOne]

Not ProcessExists()