Check if a .exe program is running

[mauricior6328708]

Hello everyone, everything good?
How do I check if the application (.exe ) is running through script? Thanks in advance.

[Kukurykus]

You can check process identificator (pid) with .vbs. Just google it yourself 😉

[mauricior6328708]

Hi @Kukurykus ! I have a very complex script exporting in batch after performing some adjustments on images which then opens the "Roland VersaWorks.exe" printing software whenever it is executed, however, the problem is that if it is already is running, shows an unwanted message. My objective is to check if "Roland VersaWorks.exe" is already running, if it's true, don't run it again.
I tried to follow your advice and googled it, but I confess I was not able to understand any of this language.

[Kukurykus]

You should type in google same phrase like how to check pid vbs. When you know it you can remove process by command prompt using system() method or still by .vbscript.

[r-bin · Accepted solution]

checked on win7 cs6

var exe_name = "Roland VersaWorks.exe"

var tmp_name = "tmp.tmp"

system("tasklist >%TEMP%/"+tmp_name)

var file = new File(Folder.temp.fsName + "/" + tmp_name);
file.open("r");
var s = file.read();
file.close();
file.remove();

if (s.search(new RegExp(exe_name, "i")) >= 0)
    alert(exe_name + " is running")
else
    alert(exe_name + " is not running")

[mauricior6328708]

Hi @r-bin, here in the latest version of photoshop/W10 it worked perfectly fine. great. Thanks for sharing.