Deploy only if a process is not in memory

Lcristino

April 24, 2013 17:46

I have a Word macro package that cannot be installed if Word is open. People tend not to close Word when they leave for the night and even if I ask them to do it I don't know if they will and the install will fail and break the macros if the install runs and Word is open. Is there a way to base a deployment if a process (Winword.exe) is not in memory. I can probably accomplish this with a script but I am trying to avoid having to create lots of scripts.

Thanks

Len

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Shane Corellian
April 24, 2013 21:02
Hi Len,

Use a Command step in your PDQ Package. Have the only Success Code be a 1. (remove the 0)
```
%WINDIR%\System32\tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq winword.exe" | find /I /N "winword.exe"
```
Make sure you have your option on Step 1 to "Stop Deployment if this Step fails"
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Lcristino
April 24, 2013 23:54

Shane,

That worked beautifully. I was doing it in a roundabout way with scripts, this is much cleaner. Thanks and we really love your product!

Len

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