Creating a task manager application

Creating a task manager application

• ToePwar

  Well I actually meant it as example on working with Process class. Here is more complete code:

  Dim p As Process
  Dim processDescription As String
  Dim elapsed As TimeSpan

  
  For Each p In Process.GetProcesses
  elapsed = DateTime.Now - p.StartTime
  'Just skip process that we are not allowed to query
  On Error Resume Next
  processDescription = p.ProcessName
  processDescription = processDescription & " " & elapsed.ToString()
  ListBox1.Items.Add(processDescription)
  Next

  Max

  
  
  

• DLiu

  Maksim Libenson wrote:

  Hi, What time do you want to know, if it is time for how long the process is runing here it is: Dim elapsed As TimeSpan elapsed = DateTime.Now - Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime MessageBox.Show(elapsed.ToString()) Max

  Thanks for that,

  Is it possible to specify the process name (ie, I want to find out how long Notepad has been running).

  
  

• Mark Seddon

  Hi,

  What time do you want to know, if it is time for how long the process is runing here it is:

  Dim elapsed As TimeSpan

  elapsed = DateTime.Now - Process.GetCurrentProcess().StartTime

  MessageBox.Show(elapsed.ToString())

  Max

  
  
  

• AgedBOY

  Thanks to both of you, I've learned a lot from just reading the code.

  Thanks again, I can now get started.

  
  

• Joe Lathrop

  I'm afraid this is incorrect.

  This will get information on the task manager itself but no other process.

  Dim Proc As Process() = Process.GetProcesses

  For i As Short = 0 To Proc.Length - 1

  If Proc(i).Id > 4 Then ' Don't process the idle timer and system process

  Dim elapsed As TimeSpan = Date.Now - Proc(i).StartTime

  TextBox1.Text &= elapsed.ToString & vbCrLf

  End If

  Next

  
  
  

• caddy36

   

  Dim Proc As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad")

  For i As Short = 0 To Proc.Length - 1

  Dim elapsed As TimeSpan = Date.Now - Proc(i).StartTime

  TextBox1.Text &= elapsed.ToString & vbCrLf

  Next

   

  
  
  
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