Need dialog that lists programs that must be closed

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tbushell
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Need dialog that lists programs that must be closed

Post by tbushell »

I need to check that older versions of my programs are not running before installing the new version. There could be up to 4 programs running that would need to be stopped - the main .exe, and 3 other .exe that can be launched from the main .exe.

Other installers pop up a dialog that says something like "Please close these programs...", followed by a listbox containing all the programs that must be closed.

However, I don't see anything similar in IA 10.10 - the "Check Process" command is the only thing that seems relevant.

Is there another way to do this?

Has anyone written their own script that displays the list of running programs that must be closed?

Thanks,

-Tom Bushell
giaviv
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Re: Need dialog that lists programs that must be closed

Post by giaviv »

Tom,

You can use the Check Process command as you mentioned and create your custom dialog displaying the list you were referring to.
Here is a tutorial on how to author custom dialogs:
http://www.installaware.com/basic_dialog.pdf
Aviv Giladi
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