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How do i get a vbscript to show up with a certain process name in task manager?
Posted on 2010-09-15
I come from shell scripting and any time i run a shell script i can see the name of the script when I search for processes running on my linux box, but for a vbscript is shows up as wscript.exe. How can i start a vbscript name rather than it just showing up as wscript.exe?
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Active 1 day ago
Hi Geeko80,
You don't say what OS you are using, but assuming it is at least XP then the following command will show you all the vbscript processes running (run in Cmd.exe window):
wmic process get commandline | find /i "wscript.exe"
... or ...
wmic process get commandline | find /i "cscript.exe"
... or even ...
wmic process get commandline | find /i "script.exe"
... you get the idea :o)
Hope this helps,
Daz.
You don't say what OS you are using, but assuming it is at least XP then the following command will show you all the vbscript processes running (run in Cmd.exe window):
wmic process get commandline | find /i "wscript.exe"
... or ...
wmic process get commandline | find /i "cscript.exe"
... or even ...
wmic process get commandline | find /i "script.exe"
... you get the idea :o)
Hope this helps,
Daz.
Active 1 day ago
... Since you originally asked for VBScript, the code below will show a message box showing all WScript.exe and CScript.exe processes.
Regards,
Daz.
'# D.Collins - 09:55 16/09/2010
'# Search for WScript.exe and CScript.exe processes on the local machine
Option Explicit
Dim strProc
strProc = fGetCommandLines("WScript.exe")
strProc = strProc & fGetCommandLines("CScript.exe")
MsgBox strProc,, "WSH Processes:"
Function fGetCommandLines(sPattern)
Dim oWMIService, colProcesses, strProcesses, oProcess, blTemp
Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set colProcesses = oWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Process Where Name = '" & sPattern & "'")
strProcesses = ""
For Each oProcess in colProcesses
strProcesses = strProcesses & oProcess.CommandLine & vbCrlf
Next
If strProcesses = "" Then strProcesses = "No Processes with '" & sPattern & "' found."
fGetCommandLines = strProcesses
End Function
Hello, Sorry I wasnt clear.
I am running Windows XP.
I meant to ask how I can get a vbscript to show up with a name of my choosing in task manager rather than just wscript.exe. Can that be coded?
I am running Windows XP.
I meant to ask how I can get a vbscript to show up with a name of my choosing in task manager rather than just wscript.exe. Can that be coded?
Active 1 day ago
You would probably have to write your own task manager application.
The only way I can think of to change the 'WScript.exe' showing in the built-in Task Manager would be to copy WScript.exe and rename it to something else, then call your vbscript with the copied .exe, for example:
1. Copy WScript.exe and rename the copy to Superscript.exe
2. Run: Superscript.exe yourscript.vbs
Regards,
Daz.
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The only way I can think of to change the 'WScript.exe' showing in the built-in Task Manager would be to copy WScript.exe and rename it to something else, then call your vbscript with the copied .exe, for example:
1. Copy WScript.exe and rename the copy to Superscript.exe
2. Run: Superscript.exe yourscript.vbs
Regards,
Daz.
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Active 1 day ago
I've been having a little play with this ...
Save the script below as .vbs and run it.
It basically, on the fly, copies either cscript.exe or wscript.exe depending on what the script was called with, to %temp% and calls it with itself as a parameter.
Here's the logic flow, imagine the script is called 'folderrefresh.vbs' and you ran it with wscript.exe:
1. copy wscript.exe to %temp%\folderrefresh.vbs.e
2. execute folderrefresh.vbs.exe folderrefresh.vbs
3. exit
The script will leave the exe in the %temp% as it can't cleanup after itself.
Regards,
Daz.
Save the script below as .vbs and run it.
It basically, on the fly, copies either cscript.exe or wscript.exe depending on what the script was called with, to %temp% and calls it with itself as a parameter.
Here's the logic flow, imagine the script is called 'folderrefresh.vbs' and you ran it with wscript.exe:
1. copy wscript.exe to %temp%\folderrefresh.vbs.e
2. execute folderrefresh.vbs.exe folderrefresh.vbs
3. exit
The script will leave the exe in the %temp% as it can't cleanup after itself.
Regards,
Daz.
'# Put this If ... End If block at the start of your script
If InStr(1, WScript.FullName, "wscript.exe", 1) <> 0 Then
CallSelf("wscript.exe")
WScript.Quit
ElseIf InStr(1, WScript.FullName, "cscript.exe", 1) <> 0 Then
CallSelf("cscript.exe")
WScript.Quit
End If
MsgBox "Check Task Manager for '" & WScript.ScriptName & ".exe'"
'# Put this Sub at the end of your script (or anywhere you want).
Sub CallSelf(sEnv)
Dim wshShell, fso, sTmp, sWindir, sNewExe
Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
sTmp = wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%temp%")
sWindir = wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%WINDIR%")
sNewExe = Replace(sTmp & "\" & WScript.ScriptName & ".exe", " ", "_")
fso.CopyFile sWindir & "\System32\" & sEnv, sNewExe
wshShell.Run sNewExe & " " & WScript.ScriptFullName, 1, False
End Sub
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