Need to check if a process is currently running

[dmehling]

I'm trying to create a macro which requires a process detecting action. For example, I need to know if Windows Media Center is currently open. Whether a process is running or not will determine if the macro can be executed. I thought process watcher might be what I need, but I can't figure out how to make it do anything.

[Dragon470]

You could use the process watcher plugin, but it would not tell you if the process was started before eventghost was started.

I made a script a log time ago specifically to see if windows media center currently running and/or recording. This requires you to use Windows Management Instrument (WMI). I have the wmi.py file attached. It needs to be put in the main eventghost install directory.

To see if WMC is running use:

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import wmi

c = wmi.WMI ()
for process in c.Win32_Process (name="ehShell.exe",sessionId="1"):
    print "WMC is recording"

To see if WMC is recording:

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import wmi

c = wmi.WMI ()
for process in c.Win32_Process (name="ehrec.exe",sessionId="0"):
    print "WMC is Running"