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WindowsProcessMBS class

// run command
Var w as new WindowsProcessMBS

w.CommandLine = "cmd /c dir"
w.CurrentDirectory = "C:"

if not w.run then
  MsgBox w.LastErrorMessage
  Return
end if

// wait
while w.Running
  app.YieldToNextThread
wend

// show result
Var a as Integer = w.AvailableBytesOutput
Var r as string = w.ReadOutput(a)
MsgBox r

• 2 events
  • event DataAvailable(AvailableBytesOutput as Integer, AvailableBytesError as Integer)
  • event Terminated(ExitCode as Integer)
• 17 properties
  • property ApplicationName as String
  • property AvailableBytesError as Integer
  • property AvailableBytesOutput as Integer
  • property CommandLine as String
  • property CurrentDirectory as String
  • property Domain as String
  • property Environment as Dictionary
  • property ExitCode as Integer
  • property LastError as Integer
  • property LastErrorMessage as String
  • property Password as String
  • property ProcessHandle as Integer
  • property ProcessID as Integer
  • property Running as Boolean
  • property ThreadHandle as Integer
  • property ThreadID as Integer
  • property UserName as String
• 11 methods
  • method Close
  • method PeekError(Length as Integer = 0) as String
  • method PeekOutput(Length as Integer = 0) as String
  • method Poll   New in 25.3
  • method ReadError(Length as Integer = 0) as String
  • method ReadOutput(Length as Integer = 0) as String
  • method Run as Boolean
  • method SetKillProcessWhenParentDies as boolean
  • method Terminate(ExitCode as Integer) as Boolean
  • method Write(Data as MemoryBlock) as Integer
  • method Write(Data as String) as Integer

This class has no sub classes.

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Release notes

• Version 25.3
  • Added Poll for the WindowsProcessMBS class.
• Version 21.2
  • Fixed ShellMBS and WindowsProcessMBS classes for Windows to allow PowerShell.exe to run.
• Version 20.0
  • Fixed ReadError and ReadOutput for WindowsProcessMBS class to return empty string when called with value zero.
• Version 19.5
  • Added ProcessHandle and ThreadHandle to ShellMBS and WindowsProcessMBS classes.
• Version 17.1
  • Added WindowsProcessMBS class, a shell class replacement for Windows.

Some examples using this class:

• /Win/Windows Shell

Some related classes:

• class ShellMBS

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS Win Plugin.

WindowsProcessDiskUsageReportMBS   -   WindowsProcessMemoryInfoMBS