process exists question

[t0ddie 0]

i tried to make a script that would find all running processes, but its not working

are wildcards supported for this command? i have had no luck

can a simple script be made that tells you all running processes?

also would be nice to seperate system processes from user processes.

FINALLY.... slighly off this subject... i have seen this in discussion, but never really seen an answer.

can you make your script run as a system process?

PSHWEW... that was alot of questions

~Todd

Edited September 15, 2004 by t0ddie

[Valik 471]

ProcessList() is in the latest unstable which lists all running processes.

[t0ddie 0]

so currently this is not supported and i would have to wait right? for the unstable to become stable? lol

[this-is-me 4]

Unstable just means it is updated often with new code, and therefore the new code might mess with some coding you already have. It is perfectly OK to download the "unstable" version. I haven't seen it crash anyone's computer yet.

[t0ddie 0]

what about this?

can you make your script run as a system process?

[ezzetabi 2]

Of course not. Jon is very worried that Anti virus programs may see Autoit scripts as a virus and allowing it starting 'system' processes it is a very virus like activity.

If you need that your script can't be terminated you may:

- start it with a innocent name E.g. services.exe

- make two scripts. One is your main script + a adlib func that check if the second exists and if it does not exist it restarts it. The second just checks is the first exists and restart if needed.

Both way are not totally sure. In the first case the user may terminate the script anyway. In the second case a cunning user may make a .bat file that kills both processes too fast for them to restart.

[sugi 0]

can you make your script run as a system process?

What's a system process for you?

A program running with the rights of the System? That should be no problem: Just tell windows to run the program with the rights of the System user. E.g. create a service.

[this-is-me 4]

Use runassvc from http://www.pirmasoft.com/runassvc.php to make an autoitscript [or any program] a system service.