getting processes names in c/c++

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Hi there,

How can I get processes by name in c/c++? I know GetProcessesByName in .net but how about c.

Any help would be welcome.

Posted 6-Aug-10 8:19am

ali_azin

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Orjan Westin · Answer 1 · 2010-08-06T13:37:00

You get a list of all processes in the system, and filter out the ones you are interested in afterwards.

The function EnumProcesses will get you a list of all process ids.
Doc: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682629(v=VS.85).aspx
Example: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682623(v=VS.85).aspx

The example above calls the function OpenProcess to get a process handle from a process id, and this handle is used to get a module handle via a call to EnumProcessModules, and from this GetModuleBaseName can be called to get a name for you to filter on.

Note that while these are C functions offered by the Windows system, they aren't part of the C or C++ languages, and are specific to Windows.

(As a side note, the .NET framework is much nicer to work with than the Win32 API, in my not so humble opinion, but one doesn't always have a choice in the matter.)

Anyway, I hope this helps.

E.F. Nijboer · Answer 2 · 2010-08-06T09:20:00

Solution 1

You really will not believe this ;)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/z3w4xdc9.aspx[^]

Good luck!

Posted 6-Aug-10 9:20am

E.F. Nijboer

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Niklas L 6-Aug-10 16:47pm

Oh! :)

Yusuf 6-Aug-10 21:21pm

I thought the OP asked for C not C#

Sauro Viti 9-Aug-10 2:36am

Yusuf, I think that E.F. Nijboer was talking about C++/CLI: the same API is available to all the languages that support the .NET Framework

E.F. Nijboer 9-Aug-10 3:30am

That is correct. When you follow the link the example shown is VB and have to choose the language preferred.