Is a Program Running? Well,isRunning is Available.
The OS/2 prompt shows programs running in Warp 4.0 of @Macarlo, Inc.
Stephane Bessette
just reupload on Hobbes his freeware isRunning, made in 1997. The archive is isrun01.zip, 20.8K. Utility
that queries the task list to determine whether a program is running or not. isRunning
queries the switch list entries for a particular program. If thatprogram is running,
isRunning will return 1. The source code is included.
How to use isRunning
Unzip the archive in appropriate directory. Open
OS/2 prompt and type IsRunning.
Syntax:
IsRunning <name>
IsRunning -e
Where
<name> corresponds to the name of the program
-e instructs to enumerate the running tasks
Returns:
0. The program is not running
1. The program is running
2. Displayed help or enumerated the running tasks
Messages through standard error
to discard output: IsRunning <name> 2> NUL
