To check if a process is running in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
Sample C#
public static bool IsRunning(string processName)
{
try
{
var retVal = Process.GetProcesses().Any(p => p.ProcessName.Contains(processName));
return retVal;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//handle the exception your way
return false;
}
}
public static bool IsRunning(this Process process)
{
try
{
var retVal = Process.GetProcesses().Any(p => p.ProcessName.Contains(process.ProcessName));
return retVal;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//handle the exception your way
return false;
}
}
Sample VB.NET
Public Overloads Shared Function IsRunning(ByVal processName As String) As Boolean
Try
Dim retVal As var = Process.GetProcesses.Any(() => { }, p.ProcessName.Contains(processName))
Return retVal
Catch ex As Exception
'handle the exception your way
Return false
End Try
End Function
Public Overloads Shared Function IsRunning(this ByVal process As Process) As Boolean
Try
Dim retVal As var = Process.GetProcesses.Any(() => { }, p.ProcessName.Contains(process.ProcessName))
Return retVal
Catch ex As Exception
'handle the exception your way
Return false
End Try
End Function