"Wiggins d Anconia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> Hi All, >> Is there any way in perl i can search for the running > application and its process id using perl. e.g. Let us suppose I know > the name of the application as httpd<binary> Can i search in processes > whether that application is running and what is its process id My > problem is even if some file with name httpd exists It will show you > that also which i want to avoid. Please help >>
[...] maybe missing your point.. But if this is on unix/unixlike OS and doesn't demand portablility, you could resort to a system or qx call to `ps wwaux' if one of the bsd styles or whatever system V ps -??? (not sure what it is) But maybe thats not accessable -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
