Recently, Hugh Senior wrote: > Goal: > Using shell()to determine if my Rev app is among the line of all running > processes. If so, then user has started a second instance and I want to > quit. > > Task 1: Get a list of all running processes and IDs. > Task 2: Get the process name and ID of my Rev app. > > With me so far? Okay... > > I should be able to get a list of all running process using "ps -e" > (according to http://www.ss64.com/bash/ps.html). > > So I try this in the message box, hoping to see some sort of a list: > > answer shell("ps -e") > > What I get instead is 'ps is not recognised as an internal or external > command, operable program or batch file.' > > Same result using shell("top") and shell("list-processes"). > > So what stupidity am I doing, please (apart from naively expecting the > syntax to work)? And how do I get the process name & ID of the app?
This worked for me: put "ps -A" into tCommand answer shell(tCommand) Revolution is in the result. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
