Where does "Application Running" look?

[Maprwz]

Where does the "If Application Running" statement look?
* Task Manager?
* Windows Titles?

If Task Manager:

• Does the program name need .exe?
• Is the program name case sensitive, i.e. could F3BKDSNP.exe and f3bkdsnp.EXE both be found on the same IF statement

[forumsupport]

Hello,

You can use 'If Application Running' command to check if application is running but is not open (for example minimized to system tray) or an application that doesn't have a window but runs behind the scene.

Yes, program name need .exe file. No, program name is not case sensitive.

Hope that helps.

[forumsupport]

Just to add to the previous post, one of the best practices is to use If Application Running for applications that do not have any user interface and it looks for them in list of processes running.

If the windows are visible for e.g. notepad, excel, word etc. then you can use If Window Exists etc.

Hope that helps!

[Maprwz]

Do you need to include the full path name of the .exe, e.g.
D:\COBOL\LPGAS\Projects\NH3DLR\NH3DLR.EXE

[forumsupport]

No, just the name of the exe (NH3DLR.EXE) will work.

[tburk]

Originally Posted by forumsupport

Just to add to the previous post, one of the best practices is to use If Application Running for applications that do not have any user interface and it looks for them in list of processes running.

Is there a comprehensive 'Best Practices' document available?

[kylepyro]

Good Question tburk - I was just struggling with this same question and pdf's in an enterprise deployment. Acrobat and Acrobat Reader have two different exe's that I know of and both treat the Window name differently. Figuring out what to test for was a trick that took some time.

I'm having to ponder now how to build a three level develop/test/production environment for these automations so I can work on them w/o affecting my production scripts. It would be nice if I didn't have to invent these solutions myself.