Re: Best way to check if a certain program is running

[Vasant Patel <vasant.patel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try allocate the program object....ALCOBJ command.....(*EXCL) exclusive...

If able to allocate the object then, therefore it's not used currently....

If unable to allocate the object then, therefore it's in use on the 
system somewhere....

Make sure to deallocate the object when allocate is succesful.....

Try it...

Cheers!

Vasant

Bob cozzi wrote:

> One way to do that is to send a program message to the program and then do a
> receive message (using the message key) to see if the message was received
> by the program you were looking for.
>
>
> Bob Cozzi
> Cozzi Consulting
> www.rpgiv.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Tom Liotta
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:51 PM
> To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Best way to check if a certain program is running
>
> rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>  
>
> >  2. Re: Best way to check if a certain program is running
> >     (David Gibbs)
> >
> > Malchow, Grizzly wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I'm trying to find a command or API that I can use that will let me know
> > > if a program is currently running. Does anyone know of one that I could
> > > use in a program that would do that? The command or API will need to
> > > take place behind the scenes, so I'm not looking for an interactive
> > > command. 
> > >      
> > In the current job or another job?
> >    
>
> Actually executing instructions or just anywhere in a call stack? Only in
> active activation groups or merely in an activation group that hasn't been
> reclaimed yet?
>
> I.e., what exactly is meant by "running"? Or maybe better, what need is
> being addressed? There may be alternatives that can be used.
>
> Tom Liotta
>
>