Thread: Detecting if a program is open

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    Detecting if a program is open

    I'm trying to detect whether a specific program is open, and then keep track of how long it stays open. Any ideas?

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    I take it the program you want to track is not one you have written?!
    what operating system? Cant think of any portable way of doing this without conditional compilation.
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    And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi

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    Unless you want to use a mutex, if you know the file name then peruse this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...A/default.aspx

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    No it's not a program I've written... it would be running under Windows XP. Thanks for your help. I haven't finished checking out that website, Ken, but it looks helpful. Thank you!

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