Process Class

MSBuild Extension Pack

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Process Class MSBuild Extension Pack Help 4.0.12.0
Valid TaskActions are:

CheckRunning (Required: ProcessName Output: IsRunning)

Create (Required: Parameters Output: ReturnValue, ProcessId)

Get (Required: ProcessName, Value Optional: User, ProcessName, IncludeUserInfo Output: Processes)

Terminate (Required: ProcessName or ProcessId)

Remote Execution Support: Yes

Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject  Microsoft.Build.UtilitiesTask
    MSBuild.ExtensionPackBaseTask
      MSBuild.ExtensionPack.ComputerProcess

Namespace: MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer
Assembly: MSBuild.ExtensionPack (in MSBuild.ExtensionPack.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

The Process type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public methodProcess
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyIncludeUserInfo
Sets whether to include user information for processes. Including this will slow the query. Default is false;
Public propertyIsRunning
Gets whether the process is running
Public propertyParameters
Sets the Parameters for Create. Use #~# separate name and value.
Public propertyProcesses
Gets the list of processes. The process name is used as the identity and the following metadata is set: Caption, Description, Handle, HandleCount, KernelModeTime, PageFaults, PageFileUsage, ParentProcessId, PeakPageFileUsage, PeakVirtualSize, PeakWorkingSetSize, Priority, PrivatePageCount, ProcessId, QuotaNonPagedPoolUsage, QuotaPagedPoolUsage, QuotaPeakNonPagedPoolUsage, QuotaPeakPagedPoolUsage, ReadOperationCount, ReadTransferCount, SessionId, ThreadCount, UserModeTime, VirtualSize, WindowsVersion, WorkingSetSize, WriteOperationCount, WriteTransferCount
Public propertyProcessId
Gets or Sets the ProcessId
Public propertyProcessName
Sets the regular expression to use for filtering processes. Default is .*
Public propertyReturnValue
Gets the ReturnValue for Create
Public propertyUser
Sets the regular expression to use for filtering processes. Default is .*
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Examples
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<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
        <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <Import Project="$(TPath)"/>
    <ItemGroup>
        <WmiExec3 Include="CommandLine#~#notepad.exe"/>
    </ItemGroup>
    <Target Name="Default">
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="Terminate" ProcessId="9564"/>
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="Create" Parameters="@(WmiExec3)">
            <Output TaskParameter="ReturnValue" PropertyName="Rval2"/>
            <Output TaskParameter="ProcessId" PropertyName="PID"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process>
        <Message Text="ReturnValue: $(Rval2). ProcessId: $(PID)"/>
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="CheckRunning" ProcessName="notepad.exe">
            <Output PropertyName="Running" TaskParameter="IsRunning"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process>
        <Message Text="notepad.exe IsRunning: $(Running)"/>
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="Terminate" ProcessName="notepad.exe"/>
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="CheckRunning" ProcessName="notepad.exe">
            <Output PropertyName="Running" TaskParameter="IsRunning"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process>
        <Message Text="notepad.exe IsRunning: $(Running)"/>
        <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process TaskAction="Get" IncludeUserInfo="true">
            <Output ItemName="ProcessList" TaskParameter="Processes"/>
        </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer.Process>
        <Message Text="%(ProcessList.Identity)  - %(ProcessList.User) - %(ProcessList.OwnerSID)"/>
    </Target>
</Project>
See Also

Reference

MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Computer Namespace
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