Method GetProcessIdByName

Process/Process.cpp:269–289

GetProcessIdByName - Get first pid given a process name. You should probably use GetProcessIdsByName instead. returns a DWORD pid if procName is a running process, otherwise returns 0 */

    returns a DWORD pid if procName is a running process, otherwise returns 0
*/
DWORD Process::GetProcessIdByName(__in const wstring procName)
{
    PROCESSENTRY32 entry;
    entry.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);
    DWORD pid = 0;

    HANDLE snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, NULL);

    if (Process32First(snapshot, &entry) == TRUE)
    {
        while (Process32Next(snapshot, &entry) == TRUE)
            if (wcscmp(entry.szExeFile, procName.c_str()) == 0)
            {
                pid = entry.th32ProcessID;
                break;
            }              
    }

    CloseHandle(snapshot);
    return pid;
}


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