cliverman
19th February 2002 15:46 UTC

Sniff for Open Programs
Is there a comand or a combination of commands that would allow me to determine if a program is open on a users machine.

Cheers,
Chris

Smile2Me
19th February 2002 17:12 UTC

Chris,

you should know he window name (e.g. Notepad) and/or it's class. Then use FindWindow to verify if the window is open. Use SendMessage to close the window if necessary.

You can detect name and/or class using some Spy tool (e.g. Spy++ of VC++).

Good luck, greetz,
Hendri.

linuxamp
13th March 2002 08:37 UTC

is there a way other than FindWindow name/class ?
can i find a running file "msmsgs.exe" and SendMessage to close?
Thank you

Smile2Me
13th March 2002 08:52 UTC

Chris,

I don't think so.
You should use FindWindow and SendMessage.

see also latest thread about SendMessage:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=79026

Good luck,
Hendri.

Smile2Me
13th March 2002 08:57 UTC

And see this thread for further information about spy...

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....t=send+message

Greetz,
Hendri.