PS plug-in

Author: Anders (talk, contrib)

Plug-in information

• Version: 0.1
• Type: Runtime plug-in (Unicode)
• Minimum OS: Win95+, WinNT4+
• Minimum NSIS version: 2.45
• License: Freeware
• Download: PS.zip (12 KB)

Functions

Kill

<Id>

Kills all processes matching Id.

Id

Name or PId. To kill a process by its PId, the PId must be prefixed with a colon (eg ":1234").

(Return)

Stack #0: Number of killed processes.

End

<id>

Tries to gracefully end a process by closing its windows.

Id

Name or PId.

(Return)

Stack #0: Number of closed windows/processes.

EndAndKill

<id>

Calls End followed by Kill.

Id

Name or PId.

(Return)

Stack #0: Number of closed windows/processes.

SelfPId

Returns the PId of the current process on top of the stack.

SelfSession

Returns the terminal server session of the current process on top of the stack or a empty string if sessions are not supported.

Enum

FunctionAddress

Enumerates all the processes in the system (except the current process). The callback function receives the PId in $0, the file name in $1, the full path (if available) in $2 and the session in $3. Set $0 to a empty string to abort the enumeration.

FunctionAddress

NSIS callback function.

Example

Function PSEnum
DetailPrint "PId=$0 Name=$1 Session=$3 Path=$2"
${If} $2 == "$InstDir\MyApp.exe"
  PS::End ":$0"
  Pop $4
${EndIf}
FunctionEnd
 
Section
 
GetFunctionAddress $0 PSEnum
PS::Enum $0
 
PS::End "Notepad.exe" ; Closes all instances of Notepad.exe
Pop $0
 
SectionEnd

History

0.1 - 20210829 - Anders

• Initial release