GetProcessID
Get the process ID of the specified name
int GetProcessID(const string& strName, pid_t exclude = 0); int GetProcessID(const char* pszName, pid_t exclude = 0);
Parameters
- strName - string name of process to check
- pszName - character array name of process to check
Return Value
- Returns process ID if a process matches the name is found, 0 if not.
Remarks
Examples
string strProc = "wtsvr"; if(GetProcessID(strProc) == 0) { DisplayText(0, 0, "Weight server is not running"); }
if(GetProcessID("wtsvr") == 0) { DisplayText(0, 0, "Weight server is not running"); }
if(GetProcessID("myapp", getpid()) == 0) { DisplayText(0, 0, "myapp already running"); exit(0); }
The example shows preventing running multiple instances of an application named "myapp".
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