Hi everyone,

I am currently working with a VB program, which need to get the Process ID (PID) of the invoking-programs.

For example, when I invoke the winamp.exe, the system will assign a PID for it. And when I invoke the notepad.exe, the system will assign another PID for it in the Tsk Manager. As below:

Task Manager
winamp.exe 2436
notepad.exe 352

My question is, how can i get the PID (using VB6) when everytime i invoke a program (eg. notepad)

Anybody who can assist me on this?

Thanks in advance!

you can get the process ids (just like when you press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) by using Win32 APIs. Its pretty easy...I might even have an example...let me dig around a bit.

Chi

"They mostly come at night...mostly"

Ok, you use EnumWindows to get all the active windows running under windows.

Then you call GetWindowText with the handles that EnumWindows provides.

Also, if your application is going to launch the program it is much easier. Use ShellExecute instead of vb's shell and you will have the handle.

In addition you could use CreateProcess and then you could actually have control of the launched app.

Hope this helps
Chi

"They mostly come at night...mostly"

hi Chi,

Can you please send me the coding, if you dont mind.

Thanks in advance!

Chris,

use the script control in VB and write a short script to get the PID

Set tool = CreateObject("process.id")
'launch notepad
ProcessID = tool.Run("NOTEPAD.EXE")

'the processID for notepad is copied into the variable ProcessID
'you can terminate notepad using the processID'

tool.EndProcess ProcessID

have fun,

newman