Processes plug-in
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Plugin + C++ Source Code:
Processes-Unicode (Modified by Mathieu Ruffat)
- The code has been ported to compile using Unicode, so it can be used in Unicode installers - Tested on NSIS 3.02.1. Quick and dirty porting but it works. - Based on Processes-x64fix.zip (Processes-x64fix_v2 link is dead) - Should also compile/work in ANSI but not tested
Processes-x64fix_v2 (Modified by Stefan Gatu)
- Fixed killing processes starting with same name - Now, the process name can end or not with .exe
Processes-x64fix.zip (45 KB) - fixed for Vista x64
Processes.zip (39 KB)
Processes.zip (39 KB) (Mirror #1)
Description
NOTE: This plugin seems to no longer work after Windows update KB4579311 changed psapi.dll.
- Version
- 1.0.1.0
- Release
- 24.february.2005
- Description
- Nullsoft Installer (NSIS) plug-in for managing?! processes.
- Copyright
- © 2004-2005 Hardwired. No rights reserved.
- There is no restriction for using this software...
- ...no guarantee either!
- Author
- Andrei Ciubotaru [Hardwired]
- President of Inocentric SRL ([hxxp://www.inocentric.com/ hxxp://www.inocentric.com/])
- [hardwired AT inocentric.com hardwired AT inocentric.com]
- Project Manager ICode&Ideas SRL ([hxxp://www.icode.ro/ hxxp://www.icode.ro/])
- [hardwired AT icode.ro hardwired AT icode.ro]
Introduction
The Need For Plug-in - I needed it for 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.
DLL Functions
Processes::FindProcess "process_name"
Searches the currently running processes for the given process name.
return on $R0:
- 1 - the process was found
- 0 - the process was not found
Processes::KillProcess "process_name"
Searches the currently running processes for the given process name. If the process is found then the it gets killed.
return on $R0:
- 1 - the process was found and killed
- 0 - the process was not found or the process cannot be killed (insufficient 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 on $R0:
- 1 - the device driver was found
- 0 - the device driver was not found
Usage
First of all, it does not matter where you use it. Of course, the routines must be called inside of a Section/Function scope.
Processes::FindProcess "process_name" ;without ".exe" StrCmp $R0 "1" make_my_day noooooo make_my_day: ... ;; noooooo: ... Processes::KillProcess "process_name" ;without ".exe" StrCmp $R0 "1" dead_meat why_wont_you_die dead_meat: ... why_wont_you_die: ... Processes::FindDevice "device_base_name" StrCmp $R0 "1" blabla more_blabla blabla: ... more_blabla: ...
Thanks
Sunil Kamath for inspiring me. I wanted to use his FindProcDLL plug-in but my requirements made it imposible.
Nullsoft for creating this very powerful installer. One big, free and full-featured (hmmm... and guiless for the moment) mean install machine!:)
One more thing...
If you use the plugin or its source-code, I would be appreciated if my name is mentioned.