Check if a process is running

[skootles]

I was wondering if it's possible in turing to check if a process is running. Say, for example, I have MSN running. The process name is "MsnMsgr.exe" in the task manager. Is there any way in turing to detect if a process is running?

[Andy]

no it cant, turing doesn have access to system resources

[jamonathin]

You can always cheat, like this:

code:

if Sys.Exec ("C:\\Windows\\system32\\taskmgr.exe") then end if

Just like I can run a calculator program in 2 lines:

code:

if Sys.Exec ("C:\\Windows\\system32\\calc.exe") then end if

[MysticVegeta]

err, actually you can run calc in 1 line, Start -> run -> cmd -> calc.exe. But thats not the point.. lol. He wants to know how to "check" if soemthing is running and that cannot be done unless you run the program your self which I donnt think he wants tod o.

[md]

Surely there must be a way to add libraries to turing; ones that use functions written in a different language? I know that windows provides system calls for process management that would do what you want, but I doubt that the native windows APIs have been interfaced to turing.

[Cervantes]

There is. You can bring the function in with the external keyword. This is how most of Turing's built-in functions/procedures work.

However, where that C++ (or others?) function is located is the important question.

[[Gandalf]]

Really? How would you go about that?

The functions that are called using external, I believe, are located in the turing.pdb file and/or hardcoded in the executable file. If there is a way to somehow add a function from another language, I would be very interested to know how.