(Engine-Level Function)
| Description: | Check if an external program is running. This function returns an indication of whether a named program is running on the same computer. |
| Returns: | Boolean |
Usage:  |
Script only. |
| Function Groups: | Software and Hardware |
| Related to: | DDE | Spawn |
| Format: |
IsRunning(Program) |
| Parameters: |
| Program |
| Required. Any text expression giving the program name to test (with or without the .EXE extension). |
| Comments: | This function returns 1 if the specified program is running on the same computer. If running under 32-bit, this statement will only be valid if the value of Program refers to another 32-bit process. |
Example:
If ! Valid(running);
[
running = IsRunning("Excel");
]
After executing this statement, the variable running will have a value of 1 if the program Microsoft™ Excel is running and a 0 if not.
