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| SMS Installer FAQ: SMS Installer and 32-bit Process Checking |
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By: Cliff Hobbs
Posted On: 2/11/2002
An article written by Rod Trent as featured in the myITforum Daily Newsletter 6/2/02:
I'm excited. I received an email from 1E yesterday asking if a 32-bit process checker for SMS Installer would be of value. I answered 'YES' emphatically. No sooner had I sent my email back to the 1E folks, thinking the email was off in the ether bumping against routers, I received a reply with an attached DLL. And, guess what? The DLL works with SMS Installer making it possible to check specific 32-bit modules running during runtime.
If you're not aware, SMS Installer has included the ability to check running processes and modules, but it is limited to 16-bit modules. We've been in the 32-bit world for how long and MS hasn't updated SMS Installer to include this functionality? Well, now 1E has come up with a solution -- once again, I might add. The new function is implemented as a DLL - GETPROCESS.DLL which returns a True(1) if loaded and a False(0) if not. This is an excellent addition to your SMS Installer toolkit!
Why is this feature important you ask? When you distribute applications created by SMS Installer you want to be sure certain processes are not running, otherwise the installation could fail. For example, if you are upgrading Microsoft Outlook through a package, you have to make sure the previous version of Microsoft Outlook is completely closed or the upgrade will not be successful. Using the GETPROCESS.DLL, you can determine if the application is running, and then close it before the upgrade continues.
To get it, click here.
The download includes the DLL and documentation.
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