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(works in: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000)

The routine FIND_PROC_BY_NAME routine lets you check whether a particular process (e.g. notepad.exe) is currently running in memory or not.

The routine is available as part of the C++ source file EXAM38.CPP. The routine has the following calling parameters:

        int FIND_PROC_BY_NAME(char *)

where the process name is supplied as a zero-terminated C char string and it returns an integer completion code.

The return value is interpreted as follows:

       0    Specified process is not in memory

       1    Process is currently in memory

A value other 0 or 1 indicates an error condition, check the source code for details.

You can download the file in ZIP format by clicking on the following link.

Download Exam38.zip (3 kB, last modified: 12/29/2000)

This works for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. I have tested with Visual C++ v6.0 but it should work with other versions also. Please let me know of exceptions.

After downloading, unzip the file Exam38.cpp into any folder. It contains a short console mode program which demonstrates how to call FIND_PROC_BY_NAME to find the NotePad program.