InfoAppActive() Function

Returns the running status of an application.

Syntax

result = InfoAppActive (apptitle)

Parameters

apptitle

The application title or Windows task list of the application for which you want to query the running status. A literal string value, message tagname, or string expression.

Return Value

A Boolean value indicating:

0 - The application is not running

1 - The application is running

Example(s)

This script queries for the application Notepad, and if it is already running, activates it. Otherwise it launches a new instance of Notepad. This way launching Notepad multiple times is avoided.

IF InfoAppActive(InfoAppTitle("Notepad"))==1

THEN

ActivateApp InfoAppTitle( "Notepad" );

ELSE

StartApp "Notepad";

ENDIF;