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Processes (Processes.dll)
Version: 1.0.1.0
Release: 24.february.2005
Description: Nullsoft Installer (NSIS) plug-in for managing?!
Windows processes.
Copyright: © 2004-2005 Hardwired. No rights reserved.
There is no restriction and no guaranty for using
this software.
Author: Andrei Ciubotaru [Hardwired]
Lead Developer ICode&Ideas SRL (http://www.icode.ro/)
hardwiredteks@gmail.com, hardwired@icode.ro
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INTRODUCTION
The Need For Plug-in - I need it for the one of my installers.
Briefly: Use it when you need to find\kill a process when
installing\uninstalling some application. Also, use it when you
need to test the presence of a device driver.
SUPPORT
Supported platforms are: WinNT,Win2K,WinXP and Win2003 Server.
DESCRIPTION
Processes::FindProcess <process_name> ;without ".exe"
Searches the currently running processes for the given
process name.
return: 1 - the process was found
0 - the process was not found
Processes::KillProcess <process_name> ; without ".exe"
Searches the currently running processes for the given
process name. If the process is found then the it gets
killed.
return: 1 - the process was found and killed
0 - the process was not found or the process
cannot be killed (insuficient rights)
Processes::FindDevice <device_base_name>
Searches the installed devices drivers for the given
device base name.
(important: I said BASE NAME not FILENAME)
return: 1 - the device driver was found
0 - the device driver was not found
USAGE
First of all, does not matter where you use it. Ofcourse, the
routines must be called inside of a Section/Function scope.
Processes::FindProcess "process_name"
Pop $R0
StrCmp $R0 "1" make_my_day noooooo
make_my_day:
...
noooooo:
...
Processes::KillProcess "process_name"
Pop $R0
StrCmp $R0 "1" dead_meat why_wont_you_die
dead_meat:
...
why_wont_you_die:
...
Processes::FindDevice "device_base_name"
Pop $R0
StrCmp $R0 "1" blabla more_blabla
blabla:
...
more_blabla:
...
THANKS
Sunil Kamath for inspiring me. I wanted to use its FindProcDLL
but my requirements made it imposible.
Nullsoft for creating this very powerfull installer. One big,
free and full-featured (hmmm... and guiless for the moment) mean
install machine!:)
ME for being such a great coder...
... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
ONE MORE THING
If you use the plugin or it's source-code, I would apreciate
if my name is mentioned.
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