is "notepad.exe" running?

ok i need to know if a program is running or not lets say notpade.exe ............. anyone ?

module

VB Code:

Option Explicit
Public strstr As String
Const MAX_PATH& = 260
 
Declare Function ProcessFirst _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "Process32First" _
(ByVal hSnapshot As Long, _
uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long
 
Declare Function ProcessNext _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "Process32Next" _
(ByVal hSnapshot As Long, _
uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long
 
Declare Function CreateToolhelpSnapshot _
Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateToolhelp32Snapshot" _
(ByVal lFlags As Long, _
lProcessID As Long) As Long
 
Declare Function CloseHandle _
Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
 
Type PROCESSENTRY32
     dwSize As Long
     cntUsage As Long
     th32ProcessID As Long
     th32DefaultHeapID As Long
     th32ModuleID As Long
     cntThreads As Long
     th32ParentProcessID As Long
     pcPriClassBase As Long
     dwFlags As Long
     szexeFile As String * MAX_PATH
End Type
 
Public Function IsRunning(Exename As String) As Boolean
Const TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS As Long = 2&
Dim uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32
Dim rProcessFound As Long
Dim hSnapshot As Long
Dim szExename As String
Dim i As Integer
 
uProcess.dwSize = Len(uProcess)
hSnapshot = CreateToolhelpSnapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0&)
rProcessFound = ProcessFirst(hSnapshot, uProcess)
Do While rProcessFound
i = InStr(1, uProcess.szexeFile, Chr(0))
szExename = LCase$(Left$(uProcess.szexeFile, i - 1))
rProcessFound = ProcessNext(hSnapshot, uProcess)
    If InStr(LCase(szExename), LCase(Exename)) Then
        IsRunning = True: Exit Do
    End If
Loop
End Function

call it like If IsRunning("notepad.exe")= true then

Also, you may just be able to use the FindWindow API; if it return a 0, app not running.

However, |2eM!x's example is probably bullet proof :)



And... is it your intension to check for an instance of 'your app' running? cause there is an inbuilf VB Function to take care of that.

thanks |2eM!x...... works great

yes why not use the findwindow API its easy