Duplicate Processes?

[toonboon]

How can I detect whether a process is already running?

Not the script itself, there's a function to check that, but a standalone process.

Please help me

Thanks in advance.

[Andreik]

How can I detect whether a process is already running?

Not the script itself, there's a function to check that, but a standalone process.

Please help me

Thanks in advance.

Use ProcessExists() or ProcessList ().

[toonboon]

With ProcessExists() I can check whether a process exists.. but I know the process exists. I need to know whether it exists twice

I'll try ProcessList though thanks for the tip.

(NO I'm not closing the process and then running ProcessExists() to see whether the process is still there xD)

[cheatera]

;Run("notepad.exe"); testing with notepad
;Run("notepad.exe")
$name = InputBox("enter process name", "enter", "notepad.exe")
$list = ProcessList($name)
for $i = 1 to $list[0][0]
    For $t = 1 to $list[0][0]
        If $list[$t][0] = $list[$i][0] And $list[$t][1] <> $list[$i][1] then;checks if there is proccess with SAME name but with DIFFERENT PID.
            MsgBox(0, "process exists twice OR more:", $list[$t][0] & " - PID: " & $list[$t][1] & @CRLF & $list[$i][0] & " - PID: " & $list[$i][1])
        EndIf
    Next
next

try this, i think it will help

if u want to close the most new process - close this one with the higher PID, and if for the first started - the lower PID (i think)

Edited November 21, 2008 by cheatera

[toonboon]

$name = InputBox("enter process name", "enter", "notepad.exe")
$amount = Processlist($name)
While $amount[0][0]>1
ProcessClose($name)
$amount = Processlist($name)
WEnd

MsgBox(0,"1 left","the is now only one process left of notepad.exe")

I prefer my coding, I think it's a bit simpler.

EDIT: typo

Edited November 21, 2008 by toonboon

[cheatera]

what about 3 processes? or u are sure there are only 2? i mean in my example it shows all processes (2,3, ... 55 ... ) but yes yours it simplier btw just checked: the most rescent open process is with the higher PID, so if u want to close the most rescent - kill the process with higher PID.

cheerz

[toonboon]

there can also be 1000 processes, but my script kills each and every one untill only one remains. so that's what I need.

I don't think it matters whether I close the older or the newer.. but I'll check.

[bouncingmolar]

How can I detect whether a process is already running?

Not the script itself, there's a function to check that....

sorry to hijack this thread (it seems u've already found a solution) but what is this function that detects whether the script itself is already running?

[SmOke_N]

sorry to hijack this thread (it seems u've already found a solution) but what is this function that detects whether the script itself is already running?

Look for _Singleton in the help file.

[bouncingmolar]

Look for _Singleton in the help file.

cool thanks!