[inno setup]Check app(*.exe) is running in Code section

Yaliang · July 21, 2014

There are some ways to do this. Such as using a external DLL.But I do not like this way.
The Inno surport Pascal script. The Pascal script can call standard Win32 API functions inside standard Windows DLLs. So we can check the app is whether running.
Here is a part of script in

 section:

; Any question, let me know.

;It work on 32 and 64 modules!

[code]

type HANDLE = LongInt;

HMODULE = HANDLE;

pHMODULE = Array[0..255] of HMODULE;

LPDWORD = DWORD; PDWORD = Array[0..255] of DWORD;

LPTSTR = String;

const PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION = $400;

PROCESS_VM_READ = $10;

MAX_LENGTH = 255;

function OpenProcess(dwDesiredAccess : DWORD; bInheritHandle : Boolean; dwProcessId : DWORD) : HANDLE;

external 'OpenProcess@kernel32.dll stdcall delayload';

function CloseHandle(hObject : HANDLE) : BOOL;

external 'CloseHandle@kernel32.dll stdcall delayload';

function EnumProcesses(var pProcessIds : PDWORD; cb : DWORD; var pBytesReturned : DWORD) : BOOL;

external 'EnumProcesses@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';

//notice:delayload EnumProcessModules and EnumProcessModulesEx functions

//64-bit using EnumProcessModulesEx; 32-bite using EnumProcessModules

function EnumProcessModulesEx(hProcess : HANDLE; var lphModule : pHMODULE; cb : DWORD; var lpcbNeeded : LPDWORD; dwFilterFlag : DWORD) : BOOL;

external 'EnumProcessModulesEx@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';function EnumProcessModules(hProcess : HANDLE; var lphModule : pHMODULE; cb : DWORD; var lpcbNeeded : LPDWORD) : BOOL;

external 'EnumProcessModules@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';

function GetModuleFileNameExW(hProcess : HANDLE; hModule : HMODULE; lpFilename : LPTSTR; nSize : DWORD) : DWORD;

external 'GetModuleFileNameExW@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';

//here is the functionfunction

zylIsAppRunning(procName : String; fullPath : Boolean) : Boolean;

var found : Boolean;

filenameEnd : Integer;

filename : String;

NA : DWORD;

entry : DWORD;

maxEntries : DWORD;

processes : PDWORD;

lpFilename : LPTSTR;

hProcess : HANDLE;

hMod : pHMODULE;

isModuleShot: Boolean;

begin

SetLength(lpFilename, MAX_LENGTH);

found := False;

if (EnumProcesses(processes, SizeOf(processes), maxEntries)) then

begin

entry := 0;

maxEntries := maxEntries / SizeOf(maxEntries);

while ((not found) and (entry < maxEntries)) do begin

hProcess := OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION or PROCESS_VM_READ, False, processes[entry]);

if (hProcess <> 0) then

begin

isModuleShot := False;

if IsWin64 then

begin //EnumProcessModulesEx @param $3，surport 32-bit modules and 64-bit modules the sametiem

isModuleShot := EnumProcessModulesEx(hProcess, hMod, SizeOf(hMod), NA, $3);

end else begin

isModuleShot := EnumProcessModules(hProcess, hMod, SizeOf(hMod), NA);

end;

if (isModuleShot) then

if (GetModuleFileNameExW(hProcess, hMod[0], lpFilename, Length(lpFilename)) > 0)

then begin

filenameEnd := Pos(#0, lpFilename);

filename := Copy(Lowercase(lpFilename), 1, filenameEnd - 1);

if (not fullpath) then

filename := ExtractFileName(filename);

if (AnsiLowercase(filename) = AnsiLowercase(procName)) then

found := True;

end;

CloseHandle(hProcess);

end;

entry := entry + 1;

end;

Result := found;

end;//function end

How to use:

I wish you have installed the Unicode Inno Setup (the 5.5.x version or more).(If not, you can download it from the home page http://www.jrsoftware.org)

You can use it where you need just like:zylIsAppRunning('notdpad.exe', false);

An example project for Unicode Inno Setup is provided as download.

The attachment "CheckAppRunning.zip" is the script.
Unzip the file CheckAppRunning.zip,
you can get a file named "CheckAppRunning.iss".
Please copy the *.iss files to the directory: ./Inno Setup 5/Examples
Then build the program and run it.

CheckAppRunning.zip

Edited July 31, 2014 by Yaliang

ricktendo · July 23, 2014

Another very useful script, thank you so much will give it a try

Yaliang · July 23, 2014

Another very useful script, thank you so much will give it a try

I had reuploaded the example as download.

The script costed me lot of time. And I try many ways.

but share with other is happy.

ricktendo · August 29, 2014

Hope to use this on my daemon tools lite repack

Yaliang · September 9, 2014

Hope to use this on my daemon tools lite repack

It is my pleasure.

Any question u can post here and we can work it out.

niTe_RiDeR_Pr0 · November 21, 2014

Hi, here is my script:

;InnoSetupVersion=5.5.0[Setup]AppName=Adobe Flash Player 15 + Shockwave Player 12 + Adobe Air 15 - AiOAppVersion=15.12.15AppPublisher=Adobe Systems, Inc.AppPublisherURL=www.adobe.comOutputBaseFilename=AdobeRuntimes_AiO_15.12.15_niTe.RiDeRCompression=lzma2/ultra64Uninstallable=noDisableProgramGroupPage=yesWizardImageFile=embedded\WizardImage.bmpLicenseFile=embedded\LicenseAgreement.rtfSolidCompression=yesInternalCompressLevel=ultraSetupIconFile=embedded\SetupIcon.icoWizardSmallImageFile=embedded\WizardSmallImage.bmpVersionInfoVersion=15.12.15VersionInfoCompany=Adobe Systems IncorporatedVersionInfoDescription=Adobe Runtimes AiO (Adobe Shockwave Player v12.1.4.154 + Flash Player v15.0.0.223 + Adobe AIR) RePacked SetupVersionInfoProductName=Adobe Runtimes AiOVersionInfoProductVersion=15.12.15VersionInfoProductTextVersion=12.12.15CreateAppDir=False[Files]Source: "{app}\install_flash_player_15_active_x.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Components: flashactivex; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; Flags: deleteafterinstallSource: "{app}\install_flash_player_15_plugin.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Components: flashplugin; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; Flags: deleteafterinstallSource: "{app}\sw_lic_full_installer.msi"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Components: shockwave; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; Flags: deleteafterinstallSource: "{app}\AdobeAIRInstaller.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Components: air; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; Flags: deleteafterinstall Source: "embedded\ISWin7.dll"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: dontcopy nocompressionSource: "embedded\processviewer.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: dontcopy[Run]Filename: "{tmp}\install_flash_player_15_active_x.exe"; Parameters: "-install"; StatusMsg: "Installing Flash Player 15 ActiveX; This can take a few minutes & the installer will freeze for a few seconds, so please wait..."; Components: flashactivex; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01;Filename: "{tmp}\install_flash_player_15_plugin.exe"; Parameters: "-install"; StatusMsg: "Installing Flash Player 15 Plugin; this can take few minutes & the installer will freeze for a few seconds, so please wait..."; Components: flashplugin; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01;Filename: "{tmp}\sw_lic_full_installer.exe"; Parameters: "/qb"; StatusMsg: "Installing Shockwave Player 12; This could take a few minutes & the installer will freeze for a few seconds, so please wait..."; Components: shockwave; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01;Filename: "{tmp}\AdobeAIRInstaller.exe"; Parameters: "-silent"; StatusMsg: "Installing Adobe AIR 15; this may take a few minutes & the installer will freeze for a few seconds, so please wait..."; Components: air; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01;[Components]Name: "flashplugin"; Description: "Adobe Flash Player v15.0.0.223 Plugin"; Types: "compact full"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; ExtraDiskSpaceRequired: 10485760Name: "flashactivex"; Description: "Adobe Flash Player v15.0.0.223 ActiveX"; Types: "compact full"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; ExtraDiskSpaceRequired: 10485760Name: "shockwave"; Description: "Adobe Shockwave Player v12.1.4.154"; Types: "compact full"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; ExtraDiskSpaceRequired: 10485760Name: "air"; Description: "Adobe AIR v15.0.0.356"; Types: "full"; MinVersion: 0.0,5.01; ExtraDiskSpaceRequired: 10485760[Messages]SelectComponentsLabel2=Select the runtimes you want to install; clear the runtimes you do not want to install. Click Next when you are ready to continue.WizardSelectComponents=Select RuntimesSelectComponentsDesc=Which runtimes should be installed?[Code]{ RedesignWizardFormBegin } // Don't remove this line!// Don't modify this section. It is generated automatically.var  ISCustomPage2: TWizardPage;  ISCustomPage3: TWizardPage;  ISCustomPage1: TWizardPage;  ISCustomPage4: TWizardPage;  Label1: TLabel;  Label2: TLabel;  Label3: TLabel;  Label4: TLabel;  Label5: TLabel;  Label6: TLabel;  Label7: TLabel;procedure RedesignWizardForm;begin  { Creates custom wizard page }  ISCustomPage4 := CreateCustomPage(wpWelcome, 'Description', 'A Description of the Runtimes (Components)');  with WizardForm do  begin    AutoScroll := False;    ClientHeight := ScaleY(363);    ClientWidth := ScaleX(490);    Caption := 'Setup - Adobe Runtimes AiO RePack';  end;  with WizardForm.CancelButton do  begin    Left := ScaleX(404);  end;  with WizardForm.NextButton do  begin    Left := ScaleX(319);  end;  with WizardForm.BackButton do  begin    Left := ScaleX(244);  end;  with WizardForm.WizardBitmapImage do  begin    Width := ScaleX(180);  end;  with WizardForm.WelcomeLabel2 do  begin    Caption := 'This will install Adobe Flash Player 15 + Shockwave Player 12 + Adobe AIR 15 - AiO on your computer.' + #13#10 +         '' + #13#10 +         'It is strongly recommended to close Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox if they are open, otherwise the setup may require a reboot.' + #13#10 +         'You can choose which runtimes to install.' + #13#10 +         '' + #13#10 +         'Click Next to continue, or Cancel to exit Setup.';    Left := ScaleX(184);    Top := ScaleY(96);    Width := ScaleX(293);    Height := ScaleY(212);  end;  with WizardForm.WelcomeLabel1 do  begin    Caption := 'Welcome to the Adobe Runtimes AiO Setup Wizard by -=niTe_RiDeR_Pro=-';    Left := ScaleX(184);    Width := ScaleX(307);    Height := ScaleY(78);  end;  with WizardForm.ComponentsList do  begin    Top := ScaleY(69);  end;  { Label7 }  Label7 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label7 do  begin    Name := 'Label7';    Parent := WizardForm;    Caption := 'RePack by niTe_RiDeR_Pro';    Font.Color := clWindowText;    Font.Height := -11;    Font.Name := 'Tahoma';    Font.Style := [fsItalic];    ParentFont := False;    Left := ScaleX(14);    Top := ScaleY(331);    Width := ScaleX(130);    Height := ScaleY(13);  end;  { ISCustomPage4 }  with ISCustomPage4.Surface do  begin    Color := clBtnFace;  end;  { Label1 }  Label1 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label1 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    Caption := 'Adobe Flash Player:';    Font.Color := clWindowText;    Font.Height := -11;    Font.Name := 'Tahoma';    Font.Style := [fsBold];    ParentFont := False;    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(8);    Width := ScaleX(110);    Height := ScaleY(13);  end;  { Label2 }  Label2 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label2 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    AutoSize := False;    Caption := 'Adobe Flash Player is the standard for delivering high-impact, rich Web content. ' + #13#10 +         'Designs, animation, and application user interfaces are deployed immediately across' + #13#10 +         'attracting and engaging users with a rich Web experience.';    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(24);    Width := ScaleX(407);    Height := ScaleY(61);  end;  { Label3 }  Label3 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label3 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    Caption := 'Adobe Shockwave Player:';    Font.Color := clWindowText;    Font.Height := -11;    Font.Name := 'Tahoma';    Font.Style := [fsBold];    ParentFont := False;    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(80);    Width := ScaleX(145);    Height := ScaleY(13);  end;  { Label4 }  Label4 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label4 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    Caption := 'Shockwave Player is the web standard for powerful multimedia playback. The ' + #13#10 +         'Shockwave Player allows you to view interactive web content like games,' + #13#10 +         ' business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser. ';    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(96);    Width := ScaleX(412);    Height := ScaleY(39);  end;  { Label5 }  Label5 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label5 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    Caption := 'Adobe AIR:';    Font.Color := clWindowText;    Font.Height := -11;    Font.Name := 'Tahoma';    Font.Style := [fsBold];    ParentFont := False;    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(152);    Width := ScaleX(63);    Height := ScaleY(13);  end;  { Label6 }  Label6 := TLabel.Create(WizardForm);  with Label6 do  begin    Parent := ISCustomPage4.Surface;    Caption := 'Adobe AIR is a cross-operating-system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, ' + #13#10 +         'JavaScript, Adobe Flash® and Flex technologies, and ActionScript®; and also lets ' + #13#10 +         'users to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on a broad range of devices including ' + #13#10 +         'desktop computers, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, and TVs. ';    Left := ScaleX(8);    Top := ScaleY(168);    Width := ScaleX(415);    Height := ScaleY(52);  end;  with WizardForm.MainPanel do  begin    Left := ScaleX(0);    Top := ScaleY(0);  end;  with WizardForm.PageDescriptionLabel do  begin    Transparent := True;    Left := ScaleX(24);    Top := ScaleY(29);  end;  with WizardForm.PageNameLabel do  begin    AutoSize := True;    Left := ScaleX(16);    Top := ScaleY(8);    Width := ScaleX(4);  end;{ ReservationBegin }  // This part is for you. Add your specialized code here.{ ReservationEnd }end;// Don't modify this section. It is generated automatically.{ RedesignWizardFormEnd } // Don't remove this line!procedure ISCustomPage1Activate(Sender: TWizardPage);beginend;procedure iswin7_add_glass(Handle:HWND; Left, Top, Right, Bottom : Integer; GDIPLoadMode: boolean);external 'iswin7_add_glass@files:iswin7.dll stdcall';procedure iswin7_add_button(Handle:HWND);external 'iswin7_add_button@files:iswin7.dll stdcall';procedure iswin7_free;external 'iswin7_free@files:iswin7.dll stdcall';procedure InitializeWizard();begin  RedesignWizardForm;    iswin7_add_button(WizardForm.BackButton.Handle);    iswin7_add_button(WizardForm.NextButton.Handle);    iswin7_add_button(WizardForm.CancelButton.Handle);    iswin7_add_glass(WizardForm.Handle, 0, 0, 0, ScaleY(50), True);end;procedure DeinitializeSetup();begin    iswin7_free;end;

So, At the time of installation, I want to do the following things if the user selects the component named 'flashplugin':

Check whether the process 'chrome.exe' & 'firefox.exe' is running, and show a message box if it is running. If google chrome is running, The message box should show 'Google Chrome is running. please close it or else the setup will close it automatically'; and if Firefox is running the messsage box should show 'Mozilla Firefox is running. please close it or else the setup will close it automatically'. If the user chooses OK and still any of the processes are open, the setup should kill it automatically.

Please add the code for this into my script. If this isnt possible inno atleast this:

Check whether the process 'chrome.exe' & 'firefox.exe' is running, and show a message box if it is running. If google chrome is running, The message box should show 'Google Chrome is running. please close it or else the setup will close it automatically'; and if Firefox is running the messsage box should show 'Mozilla Firefox is running. please close it or else the setup will close it automatically'. If the user chooses OK and still any of the processes are open, the setup should kill it automatically.

A million thanks

Edited November 21, 2014 by niTe_RiDeR_Pro

gsmtamil · December 16, 2015

not helful

Kelsenellenelvian · December 16, 2015

not helful

Neither is your post

f483755 · February 16, 2016

Thanks for your solution.
There are two problems

1)
EnumProcessModules can only access x86 processes if run in Wow3264

2)
Depending on OS some of the functions are either defined in psapi.dll or kernel32.dll

Here is an enhancement snippset:

// Kernel32.dll on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2;
// Psapi.dll (if PSAPI_VERSION=1) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2;
// Psapi.dll on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP
function GetProcessImageFileNamePsapi(hProcess : HANDLE; lpFilename : LPTSTR; nSize : DWORD) : DWORD;
external 'GetProcessImageFileNameA@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';

function GetProcessImageFileNameKernel32(hProcess : HANDLE; lpFilename : LPTSTR; nSize : DWORD) : DWORD;
external 'GetProcessImageFileNameA@kernel32.dll stdcall delayload';

...

            try
                iLength := GetProcessImageFileNamePsapi(hProcess, lpFilename, Length(lpFilename));
            except
                iLength := GetProcessImageFileNameKernel32(hProcess, lpFilename, Length(lpFilename));
            end;

Yaliang · February 18, 2016

On 2016/2/16 at 11:24 PM, f483755 said:

Thanks for your solution.
There are two problems

1)
EnumProcessModules can only access x86 processes if run in Wow3264

2)
Depending on OS some of the functions are either defined in psapi.dll or kernel32.dll

Here is an enhancement snippset:

// Kernel32.dll on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2;
// Psapi.dll (if PSAPI_VERSION=1) on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2;
// Psapi.dll on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP
function GetProcessImageFileNamePsapi(hProcess : HANDLE; lpFilename : LPTSTR; nSize : DWORD) : DWORD;
external 'GetProcessImageFileNameA@psapi.dll stdcall delayload';

function GetProcessImageFileNameKernel32(hProcess : HANDLE; lpFilename : LPTSTR; nSize : DWORD) : DWORD;
external 'GetProcessImageFileNameA@kernel32.dll stdcall delayload';

...

            try
                iLength := GetProcessImageFileNamePsapi(hProcess, lpFilename, Length(lpFilename));
            except
                iLength := GetProcessImageFileNameKernel32(hProcess, lpFilename, Length(lpFilename));
            end;

thank you. Your problems and solutions are very helpful.

When I write the code, I just on Win7_x86 OS.

Yaliang · February 18, 2016

On 2014/11/21 at 1:17 PM, niT3_RiDeR_Pr0 said:

Hi, here is my script:

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hi,too late to replay. hope you finished your problems.:)

Yaliang · February 18, 2016

On 2015/12/16 at 10:01 PM, gsmtamil said:

not helful

sorry to head that

Yaliang · February 18, 2016

On 2015/12/16 at 1:24 AM, Kelsenellenelvian said:

Neither is your post

Maybe it is helpful for someone.

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