Obtaining complete file name from tsk manager

Question

Hey guys

There is Notepad opened.

How can I display the full application name from the taskbar into label1.text.

For Example:

Label1.text = Untitled - Notepad
or
Label1.text = Whatever - Notepad

Can I check the applications if they contain the word "Notepad" and if they do then display the whole name in label1.text?

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Thanks

Answer 1

Use the Process class to get the name of all processes, and then examine the names to determine the one you want.  The problem is going to be knowing the one you want, as there could be any number of processes that contain a particular string.  You may wish to explain your problem in a little more detail.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1f3ys1f9.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.processname.aspx

Answer 2

That looks like the MainWindowTitle property to me. In that case, something like this should do the trick:

Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad")(0).MainWindowTitle

However, that's not accurate, as you don't know which notepad you're getting the title of this way, so perhaps you use the PID to your advanage? 

Process.GetProcessById(PID_HERE).MainWindowTitle

Or use a Process handle?

Process.GetProcesses().Where(Function(x) x.Handle = hID)(0).MainWindowTitle

Where hID is the Proc Handle you're looking for as IntPtr.

Cheers :)

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Answer 3

Just to supplement the answers you've already gotten, here is  quick function that lets you lookup given process name and check if its running or not..

Private Function GetProcesses(ByVal nameOfProcess As String) As Integer
    Dim namedProcess As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName(nameOfProcess)
    Return namedProcess.count
End Function

Answer 4

Just to supplement the answers you've already gotten, here is  quick function that lets you lookup given process name and check if its running or not..

Private Function GetProcesses(ByVal nameOfProcess As String) As Integer
    Dim namedProcess As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName(nameOfProcess)
    Return namedProcess.ToString
End Function

This is not compliable. The function returns an Integer where ToString returns a String. Maybe you intended to Return namedProcess.Count

Enable Option Strict On to avoid inappropriate data handling.

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Armin

Answer 5

Just to supplement the answers you've already gotten, here is  quick function that lets you lookup given process name and check if its running or not..

Private Function GetProcesses(ByVal nameOfProcess As String) As Integer
    Dim namedProcess As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName(nameOfProcess)
    Return namedProcess.ToString
End Function

This is also slightly irrelevant, as he wanted to not return the count of processes, but the title of a specific process. In your case the function should have been something like:

Private Function GetProcesseCount(ByVal nameOfProcess As String) As Integer
	Dim count As Integer = Process.GetProcessesByName(nameOfProcess).Count()
	Return count
End Function

As the way you do it, you're defining a Process array (Process()), returning that array as a string, and telling the function that it's meant to return a value of integer all at the same time. Lots of discrepancies here.

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Answer 6

You are quite right. I messed up the Return statement, updated the post now to get the count instead.

Answer 7

You are quite right. I messed up the Return statement, updated the post now to get the count instead.

Thx. :) However, Length is preferrable for an array. Count is an Extension method. (Though no need to change it again as it works)

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Armin