Checking Running Processes

[pghTech]

If I create a collection of running processes and I want to check that a process is no longer running, how do I make that check. Below is the collection but I can't figure out how to tack on a condition if the objprocess in the colprocess is no longer running

strProcess = nameofprocess

Do
Set objWMIServices = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _ 
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2") 

Set colProcess = objWMIServices.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_Process Where Name = " & strProcess )
For Each objProcess in colProcess
....
....
....
Loop Until(condition that I cant figure out)

Basically I want to do a loop until it finds that the process I specified is no longer running

 

[markdmac]

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colRunningServices = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Service")

For Each objService in colRunningServices
Wscript.Echo objService.DisplayName & VbTab & objService.State
Next


I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[barny2006]

mark,
i think that code will list all the services. i believe the select statement sould be like this:
Select * from Win32_Service Where State = 'Stopped'

 

[PHV]

Have you tried something like this ?
Loop Until colProcess.Count = 0

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[markdmac]

PHV's got it best.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[mrmovie]

if you are going to do that i would say the very least you should do is take the

Set objWMIServices = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
& strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

out of the Do Loop

and put a Wscript.Sleep mmm into the Do Loop so you dont totally kill the machine you are running the script on.

generally for this type of thing i would say a WMI event notification approach would be better...???