Tasks Property

Returns a Tasks collection that represents all the applications that are running.

expression   Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.

Example

This example displays the calculator. If the calculator is not already running, then Word starts the task and then displays the calculator.

If Tasks.Exists("Calculator") Then
    With Tasks("Calculator")
        .Activate
        .WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
    End With
Else
    Shell "calc.exe"
    Tasks("Calculator").WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
End If

This example checks to see whether Microsoft Excel is currently running. If the task is running, the example activates Microsoft Excel; otherwise, a message box is displayed.

If Tasks.Exists("Microsoft Excel") = True Then
    With Tasks("Microsoft Excel")
        .Activate
        .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
    End With
Else
    Msgbox "Microsoft Excel is not currently running."
End If