How to Get a Process Name and Version

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How to Get a Process Name and Version?

This is how the automation process can be built:

  1. Open Studio and create a new Process.
  2. Drag a Sequence container in the Workflow Designer.
  • Create the following variables:
Variable Name Variable Type Default Value
identifyProcesses System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection -
closeProcess Boolean True

Drag an Open Browser activity inside the Sequence container.
  • Type the web address in the Url field. For this example, the address is google.com.
    • In the Properties panel, select the check box for the NewSession option. This starts a new session of the selected browser.Drag another Open Browser activity below the first one. This opens a second browser instance.
  • Type the web address in the Url field. The used address is the same as before, google.com.
    • In the Properties panel, select the check box for the NewSession option. This starts a new session of the selected browser.
    • Place a Get Processes activity below the Open Browser activity.
  • In the Properties panel, add the variable identifyProcesses in the Processes field.
  • Drag a For Each activity below the Get Processes activity.
  • Add the value process in the For Each field.
    • In the Properties panel, select the System.Diagnostics.Process from the TypeArgument drop-down list.
    • Add the variable identifyProcesses in the Enter a VB expression field.
    • Place an If activity inside the Body of the For Each activity.
  • Add the expression process.ToString.Contains("explore") in the Condition field.
  • Drag a Write Line activity inside the Then field of the If activity.
  • Add the value process.ToString in the Text field.
  • Place another If activity below the previously added If activity.
  • Add the expression process.ToString.Contains("iexplore") And closeProcess in the Condition field.
  • Drag a Message Box activity inside the Then field of the If activity.
  • Add the expression "An IE process will be killed" in the Text field.
  • Select the check box for the TopMost option for always having the message displayed in the foreground.
  • Place a Kill Process activity below the Message Box activity.
  • In the Properties panel, add the value process in the Process field.
  • Drag an Assign activity below the Kill Process activity.
  • In the Properties panel, add the variable closeProcess in the To field.
  • Add the value False in the Value field.
  • Here is how the For Each process should look:

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Place a Message Box activity below the For Each activity.
  • In the Properties field, add the expression "All the IE processes will be killed" in the Text field.
  • Select the check box for the TopMost option for always having the message displayed in the foreground.
  • Add a Kill Process activity below the Message Box activity. This activity closes all the open web browsers.
  • In the Properties panel, add the value iexplorer in the ProcessName field.
  • Run the process. Two Internet Explorer windows are opened, verified and then closed, one by one.