know when an application is execute...

Hi All,

Does anyone knows how to know is another application is executed, I want to get the application's file name.. not the title!!!!!!!!

To get an application's file name:

Code:

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'Author: Sam Huggill
'Author's email: http://www.programmerz.com/vb/
'Date Submitted: 2/6/1999
'Compatibility: VB 6,VB 5

'Task: Returns the .exe name from the given handle.

'Declarations
Public Const TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS As Long = 2&
Public Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260

Public 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 Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd
As Long, lpdwProcessId As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function CreateToolhelpSnapshot Lib "Kernel32" Alias
"CreateToolhelp32Snapshot" (ByVal lFlgas As Long, ByVal lProcessID As
Long) As Long

Public Declare Function ProcessFirst Lib "Kernel32" Alias "Process32First"
(ByVal hSnapshot As Long, uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Public Declare Function ProcessNext Lib "Kernel32" Alias "Process32Next"
(ByVal hSnapshot As Long, uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Public Declare Sub CloseHandle Lib "Kernel32" (ByVal hPass As Long)

Public Function GetExeFromHandle(hWnd As Long) As String
Dim threadID As Long, processID As Long, hSnapshot As Long
Dim uProcess As PROCESSENTRY32, rProcessFound As Long
Dim i As Integer, szExename As String
' Get ID for window thread
threadID = GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, processID)
' Check if valid
If threadID = 0 Or processID = 0 Then Exit Function
' Create snapshot of current processes
hSnapshot = CreateToolhelpSnapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0&)
' Check if snapshot is valid
If hSnapshot = -1 Then Exit Function
'Initialize uProcess with correct size
uProcess.dwSize = Len(uProcess)
'Start looping through processes
rProcessFound = ProcessFirst(hSnapshot, uProcess)
Do While rProcessFound
If uProcess.th32ProcessID = processID Then
'Found it, now get name of exefile
i = InStr(1, uProcess.szexeFile, Chr(0))
If i > 0 Then szExename = Left$(uProcess.szexeFile, i - 1)
Exit Do
Else
'Wrong ID, so continue looping
rProcessFound = ProcessNext(hSnapshot, uProcess)
End If
Loop
Call CloseHandle(hSnapshot)
GetExeFromHandle = szExename
End Function

Usage

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    MsgBox GetExeFromHandle(Me.hWnd)
End Sub

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To determine if an exe is running:

Code:

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'Author: Serge
'Origin: http://forums.vb-world.net/showthrea...threadid=16450
'Purpose: Determine if an app is running
'Version: VB5+


Private Declare Function GetWindowsDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetWindowsDirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function Process32First Lib "kernel32" ( _
        ByVal hSnapshot As Long, lppe As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Public Declare Function Process32Next Lib "kernel32" ( _
  ByVal hSnapshot As Long, lppe As PROCESSENTRY32) As Long

Public Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "Kernel32.dll" _
  (ByVal Handle As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function OpenProcess Lib "Kernel32.dll" _
  (ByVal dwDesiredAccessas As Long, ByVal bInheritHandle As Long, _
      ByVal dwProcId As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function EnumProcesses Lib "psapi.dll" _
  (ByRef lpidProcess As Long, ByVal cb As Long, _
      ByRef cbNeeded As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function GetModuleFileNameExA Lib "psapi.dll" _
  (ByVal hProcess As Long, ByVal hModule As Long, _
      ByVal strModuleName As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function EnumProcessModules Lib "psapi.dll" _
  (ByVal hProcess As Long, ByRef lphModule As Long, _
      ByVal cb As Long, ByRef cbNeeded As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function CreateToolhelp32Snapshot Lib "kernel32" ( _
  ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal th32ProcessID As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function GetVersionExA Lib "kernel32" _
  (lpVersionInformation As OSVERSIONINFO) As Integer

Public Type PROCESSENTRY32
  dwSize As Long
  cntUsage As Long
  th32ProcessID As Long          ' This process
  th32DefaultHeapID As Long
  th32ModuleID As Long            ' Associated exe
  cntThreads As Long
  th32ParentProcessID As Long    ' This process's parent process
  pcPriClassBase As Long          ' Base priority of process threads
  dwFlags As Long
  szExeFile As String * 260      ' MAX_PATH
End Type

Public Type OSVERSIONINFO
  dwOSVersionInfoSize As Long
  dwMajorVersion As Long
  dwMinorVersion As Long
  dwBuildNumber As Long
  dwPlatformId As Long          '1 = Windows 95.
                                  '2 = Windows NT

  szCSDVersion As String * 128
End Type

Public Const PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION = 1024
Public Const PROCESS_VM_READ = 16
Public Const MAX_PATH = 260
Public Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = &HF0000
Public Const SYNCHRONIZE = &H100000
'STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED Or SYNCHRONIZE Or &HFFF
Public Const PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS = &H1F0FFF
Public Const TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS = &H2&
Public Const hNull = 0

Public Enum ePlatform
    eWin95_98 = 1
    eWinNT = 2
End Enum

Public gDBType As String

Public Function IsApplicationRunning(pEXEName As String) As Boolean

    On Error Resume Next
   
    Select Case getVersion()
        Case eWin95_98
            Dim lProc As Long, strName As String
            Dim hSnap As Long, proc As PROCESSENTRY32
           
            hSnap = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0)
            If hSnap = hNull Then Exit Function
            proc.dwSize = Len(proc)
            ' Iterate through the processes
            lProc = Process32First(hSnap, proc)
            Do While lProc
                strName = StrZToStr(proc.szExeFile)
                If InStr(UCase(strName), UCase(pEXEName)) Then
                    IsApplicationRunning = True
                    Exit Function
                End If
                lProc = Process32Next(hSnap, proc)
            Loop
    Case eWinNT
        Dim cb As Long
        Dim cbNeeded As Long
        Dim NumElements As Long
        Dim lProcessIDs() As Long
        Dim cbNeeded2 As Long
        Dim lNumElements2 As Long
        Dim lModules(1 To 200) As Long
        Dim lRet As Long
        Dim strModuleName As String
        Dim nSize As Long
        Dim hProcess As Long
        Dim i As Long
       
        'Get the array containing the process id's for each process object
        cb = 8
        cbNeeded = 96
        Do While cb <= cbNeeded
            cb = cb * 2
            ReDim lProcessIDs(cb / 4) As Long
            lRet = EnumProcesses(lProcessIDs(1), cb, cbNeeded)
        Loop
        NumElements = cbNeeded / 4
        For i = 1 To NumElements
            'Get a handle to the Process
            hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION _
            Or PROCESS_VM_READ, 0, lProcessIDs(i))
            'Got a Process handle
            If hProcess <> 0 Then
                'Get an array of the module handles for the specified
                'process
                lRet = EnumProcessModules(hProcess, lModules(1), 200, _
                        cbNeeded2)
                'If the Module Array is retrieved, Get the ModuleFileName
                If lRet <> 0 Then
                    strModuleName = Space(MAX_PATH)
                    nSize = 500
                    lRet = GetModuleFileNameExA(hProcess, lModules(1), _
                    strModuleName, nSize)
                    strModuleName = Left(strModuleName, lRet)
                    'Check for the client application running
                    If InStr(UCase(strModuleName), UCase(pEXEName)) Then
                        IsApplicationRunning = True
                        Exit Function
                    End If
                    'List1.AddItem Left(strModuleName, lRet)
                End If
            End If
            'Close the handle to the process
            lRet = CloseHandle(hProcess)
        Next
    End Select
End Function

Function StrZToStr(pString As String) As String
  StrZToStr = Left$(pString, Len(pString) - 1)
End Function

Public Function getVersion() As ePlatform
  Dim osinfo As OSVERSIONINFO
  Dim lRetVal As Integer
 
  osinfo.dwOSVersionInfoSize = 148
  osinfo.szCSDVersion = Space$(128)
  lRetVal = GetVersionExA(osinfo)
  getVersion = osinfo.dwPlatformId
End Function


Usage

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    If IsApplicationRunning("C:\program.exe") Then
          MsgBox "Application is running."
    Else
          MsgBox "Application is not running."
    End If
End Sub

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I was wondering if you could tell me
a way to find out an applications title