process on windows

[saby]

How to check on windows whether a particular process / application is running or not. As we know on unix we use "ps" command to check.

can I write small C/C++ program to check that?

Can anyone help me please?

[Soujiro]

Hmm.. I dont want to tell u how ps sources are done, i might be caught by some copyright laws.. but you can use MKS Toolkit for windows linux interoperabilit y functions.. i just dont know where to get it free..

[horace1]

How to check on windows whether a particular process / application is running or not. As we know on unix we use "ps" command to check.

can I write small C/C++ program to check that?

Can anyone help me please?

if you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools from
http://www.microsoft.c om/downloads/details.aspx?fa milyid=49AE8576-9BB9-4126-9761-BA8011FABF38&di splaylang=en

in the command line tools
http://commandwindows. com/supporttools.ht m
there is a program pstat.exe which gives information about the processes and drivers that are currently running.
You could run pstat.exe using the system function, e.g.

    system("pstat > pslist.txt");                                         /* call system */

and then search the output file pslist.txt for what you require