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Check if a process is running in VBScript.
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IsProcessRunning.vbs
Function IsProcessRunning( processNameExe )
IsProcessRunning = GetObject("WinMgmts:\\.\root\cimv2") _
.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name LIKE '" & processNameExe & "'") _
.Count > 0
End Function
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~usage.1.vbs
Function IsProcessRunning( processNameExe )
IsProcessRunning = GetObject("WinMgmts:\\.\root\cimv2") _
.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name LIKE '" & processNameExe & "'") _
.Count > 0
End Function
'Usage
If IsProcessRunning("notepad.exe") Then
Msgbox "notepad process is running"
Else
Msgbox "notepad process is not running"
End If
' Using wildcards
MsgBox IsProcessRunning("%note%")
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