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ProcessID Property (Windows Script Host) 

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The process ID (PID) for a process started with the WshScriptExec object.


Object.ProcessID

Parameters

  • Object
    WshScriptExec object.

Remarks

You can use the ProcessID property to activate an application (as an argument to the AppActivate method).

Example

The following code uses the ProcessID property to activate the calculator and notepad applications.

Sub delayedSendKeys(str)

     WScript.Sleep 100

     WshShell.SendKeys str

End Sub



Dim WshShell, oCalc, oNotepad

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set oCalc = WshShell.Exec("calc")

Set oNotepad = WshShell.Exec("notepad")

WScript.Sleep 500



WshShell.AppActivate oCalc.ProcessID

delayedSendKeys "1{+}1~"

delayedSendKeys "^C"

delayedSendKeys "%{F4}"



WshShell.AppActivate oNotepad.ProcessID

delayedSendKeys "1 {+} 1 = ^V"

function delayedSendKeys(str)

{

     WScript.Sleep(100);

     WshShell.SendKeys(str);

}



var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

var oCalc = WshShell.Exec("calc");

var oNotepad = WshShell.Exec("notepad");

WScript.Sleep(500);



WshShell.AppActivate(oCalc.ProcessID);

delayedSendKeys("1{+}1~");

delayedSendKeys("^C");

delayedSendKeys("%{F4}");



WshShell.AppActivate(oNotepad.ProcessID);

delayedSendKeys("1 {+} 1 = ^V");

Applies To:

WshScriptExec Object

See Also

Reference

AppActivate Method