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Active Task List

How do I retrieve a list of all running tasks within Windows (like the task manager?).

Stu

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Stuart_Johnson

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Thanks for the post, however when we tried it we continually got protection errors.

I had to change the StringList to a TStrings type. That fixed the protection fault, but there is a problem when we are converting the WN array to the string. Although the array contains information, it is not being converted to a string. It is as though there is nothing in the array. Wierd, eh?

Any suggestions?

Stuart.

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Hi, sorry but the code works without modification. Just add a list box and a button to an empty form, copy and paste the code after implenetation clause and run. I am using Delphi 2.0. If you want I can send you the whole project and/or exe so that we can see if there is something with your windows.
About WN: (Examine my explanation below)

if GetWindowText(hwnd, wn,sizeof(wn)) <> 0 then //If windows has caption proceed
begin
w:= Format('%6d ',[pid])+StrPas(wn); //StrPas routine converts the null terminated.
S.Add...//add it to the list
end;
Friend, if this simple code does not works this should be do to some other thing which I can not understand by now.
Regards, Igor

Stuart_Johnson

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Igor,

I humbly appologise for that. I just took the word of someone else (granted I over looked it too). Seems we made the mistake.

Thank you for your help!

Stuart.

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You are wellcome, thanks!