Detect Firefox running under vista & W7

Archive: Detect Firefox running under vista & W7

Xarkam
17th June 2009 08:40 UTC

Detect Firefox running under vista & W7
hello,
I try to detect if firefox is running.
I use the plugins fct and findprocdll but they do not work under vista and seven.
And for example in the wiki, you must have the exact title of the firefox window if it does not work.

Any idea to detect correctly firefox ?

Xarkam
17th June 2009 09:29 UTC

I found the solution with nsProcess plugin.

Brummelchen
23rd June 2009 19:33 UTC

The processes-plugin will do same.
nsprocess was longer time ago recognized from Eset NOD as malware - so i changed.

Xarkam
24th June 2009 09:46 UTC

Look this code


Name    "Test Firefox"       ; The name of the installation
OutFile "Test Firefox.exe"   

Function .onInit
    Processes::FindProcess "firefox"
    MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK "$R0"
    StrCmp $R0 1 firefox_is_running firefox_not_running
    firefox_is_running:
      MessageBox MB_YESNO|MB_ICONQUESTION| "Mozilla Firefox et en cours de fonctionnement.$\r$\nVoulez vous l'arrÃªter ?" IDNO quit
      fct::fct /WTP 'Mozilla Firefox' /TIMEOUT 2000
      call .onInit
    firefox_not_running:
      goto ContinueInstall
    quit:
      MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK "Mozilla Firefox est en cours de fonctionnement.$\r$\nVous devez le fermer avant de continuer"
      quit
    ContinueInstall:
FunctionEnd

Section "dummy"

SectionEnd

With the firefox process name the value is always 1 although firefox is not running.

Afrow UK
24th June 2009 12:23 UTC

Processes plug-in works fine under Vista 32-bit for me but I can't say for 64-bit and Windows 7.

Stu

Xarkam
24th June 2009 16:18 UTC

This code does not running under xp.

Brummelchen
27th June 2009 22:51 UTC

The Script works here - but it needs some modification:


Name    "Test Firefox"       ; The name of the installation

OutFile "Test_Firefox.exe"   


>Function .onInit

    Processes::FindProcess "firefox.exe"

   MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK "$R0"

    StrCmp $R0 1 firefox_is_running firefox_not_running

    firefox_is_running:

     MessageBox MB_YESNO|MB_ICONQUESTION| "Mozilla Firefox et en cours de fonctionnement.$\r$\nVoulez vous l'arrÃªter ?" IDNO quit

      Processes::KillProcess "firefox.exe"

      IntCmp $R0 0 firefox_is_running

      call.onInit

    firefox_not_running:

      goto ContinueInstall

    quit:

     MessageBox MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK "Mozilla Firefox est en cours de fonctionnement.$\r$\nVous devez le fermer avant de continuer"

      quit

    ContinueInstall:

    Quit

FunctionEnd


Section "dummy"


>SectionEnd 

>

1. dont mix process plugins - use ONLY ONE (fct sux)
2. be more specific with names -> "firefox.exe" instead "firefox" - last could kill all windows with the name in it
3. script need admin power - does not work as normal user
(otherwise it returns always "0")

Check the README for the processes plugin!

Xarkam
3rd July 2009 09:12 UTC

hi,
Brummelchen, have tested your code and the return value is always 1.
my tests are done under windows xp with an administrator account.
If firefox is running, the process is not killed by Processes::KillProcess "firefox.exe"
according to the wiki (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Processes_plug-in), we should not put .exe in the name of the process, but even so this does not

Xarkam
7th July 2009 19:31 UTC

This code use the KillProc plugin


onInit

  loop:

  StrCpy $0 "firefox.exe" 

  KillProc::FindProcesses

   StrCmp$1 "-1" wooops


   StrCmp$0 "0" completed


   MessageBox MB_OK "You must close firefox before continue" 

   Goto loop


   wooops:

   MessageBox MB_OK "-> Error: Something went wrong :-(" 

    Abort


   completed:

   MessageBox MB_OK "Firefox is not running, all clear :-)" 

>FunctionEnd 

>

Running under windows seven.
I'm check under Xp and Vista.