check windows running application

[tgif]

Hi all,

I have a program that has to check other windows (not LabVIEW programs) that are open. Is there a way to check the running application in LabVIEW?

Thank you for your help,

[mfitzsimons]

You can find your anser here: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/E5726FB3FD4ADF3586256F0E0069AAA8

[smercurio_fc]

That only applies to LabVIEW VIs, and not to external programs, which, I believe, is what the user is asking about. The answer to the question depends on the OS. For Windows you can use System Exec to execute the "tasklist" command. This will list running processes. If you check the documentation on tasklist (tasklist /?) you will find a bunch of options which may be suitable for you.

[tgif]

Thanks for the responds, but the application I'm trying to check is not vi. It's actually a database file.

Thanks,

[smercurio_fc]

OK, but is this database file opened from within an application, and is that application running? Then the tasklist command will tell you that.

If you want to see if a specific window is open you can call the Windows API (I'm still assuming you're in Windows) to try to get a handle to the window name. If you get a handle, the window is open. You can use the Windows Utilities for this.

[tgif]

Thank you very much. This resolves my problem! Thanks again.

Message Edited by tgif on 05-24-2007 03:29 PM