XenoGuard 4.0 Documentation

Get Information

ActionStep Reference » Windows » Operating System » Process » Get Information 

The ActionStep Get Information collects the details about a specified process.


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  1. Open the Windows node in the Workspace Explorer.
  2. Open the Operating System node.
  3. In the Process node, select the Get Information ActionStep.

Parameters:

The ActionStep has the following input parameters:


name Description
Search Type
Determines the search type.

Allowed values: Process Id, Process Name, Process Title

Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global]
Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter, Enum]
Search Entry
The item to search for.

Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global]
Allowed Values [Variable, Parameter, Enum]
Allow Empty Title
Determines whether a valid window title must be set.

Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global]
Allowed Value [Boolean]

Results:

The ActionStep returns the following results:


name
description
Process Count
The total number of found processes.

Allowed Context Scope [Fixed]
Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter]
Process List
The list of found processes.

Parameters for the "Process List" sub-branch:

  • Process Id - the process identifier of the program
  • Path Name - the path name of the executing program
  • Windows Title - the window title of the main window or an empty string
  • Start Time - the date/time of the program start
  • Run Time [min] - the total number of minutes the program is being executed
  • Private Memory [MByte] - the private memory used by the program
  • Working Set Memory [MByte] - the working set memory used by the program
  • CPU [%] - the used processor time in percent by the program
  • Threads - the number of threads used by the program
  • Handles - the number of window handles used by the program
  • Relative Change
    • Private Memory [MByte] - the change in the private memory
    • Working Set Memory [MByte] - the change in the working set memory 
    • Threads - the change in the number of threads
    • Handles - the change in the number of handles
Allowed Context Scopes [Fixed, Local, Global]
Allowed Context Types [Variable, Parameter]

Example 1 (Display number of running applications):

This example creates a local variable named Application with Text as data type. The value of the variable is then passed as a process name to be searched from the running processes. The result of the Process Count is then displayed via Message Box.


See other OS Process operations:

Start
Set Position Size
Exit