Batch help, i'm rusty

[k1pp3r]

I have the following code, but i'm so rusty on batch files i cant get the darn thing working.

Sometimes it reports correct, others it doesn't

@Echo off
if exist tasklist /fi "IMAGENAME eq psa.exe" errorlevel 1
if errorlevel=1 (Goto :running) Else (goto :norun)

:running
echo Program is running
set errorlevel=0
Goto :eof

:norun
Echo Program is NOT running
set errorlevel=0
Goto :eof

Any help is great, the objective is to see if a task is running, if it is, good exit. If not it will call that program.

 

[REDYOUCH]

Better way of doing it:

@Echo off
tasklist | find /I "psa.exe"
if errorlevel=1 goto norun 

:running
echo Program is running
Goto :eof

:norun
Echo Program is NOT running
psa.exe
Goto :eof

 

[k1pp3r]

Better way of doing it:

@Echo off
tasklist | find /I "psa.exe"
if errorlevel=1 goto norun 

:running
echo Program is running
Goto :eof

:norun
Echo Program is NOT running
psa.exe
Goto :eof

I will give this a try, thanks!

 

[noobman]

If exists looks for a file. REDYOUCH's solution should work, as it grabs the entire task list and then searches for the psa.exe string within the result.