Check if process running in job queue

[ExhaustedTech]

Hi! Is there a way to add to the queue to check if a process is running before proceeding? When pushing application updates, we need to make sure the app isn’t running or most of them error out or cause an issue if it’s open. I can’t seem to find it in the list

[doug]

This functionality does not currently exist built-in to the app, but we are considering it for a future version. In the meantime you can still accomplish this in BatchPatch by integrating a custom script. We have a blog posting that shows exactly how to do this with a service, but the script could be modified slightly to suit your needs and search for a process instead of a service.
BatchPatch Custom Script Integration – Wait for Service to be Running Before Proceeding to Next Step in Job Queue

[ExhaustedTech]

Ok thanks. I’ll see if I can figure out how to modify it

[doug]

Let me know how it goes.

[ExhaustedTech]

No, unfortunately I have no clue how to modify this. I’ll just have to wait until it is added as an option, hopefully. In the meantime, I’ll just use the Check Running Processes as often as possible and push it when I see the process isn’t running. Thanks!

[doug]

We’ll look at making a similar tutorial soon that covers the use case that you are asking about.

[ExhaustedTech]

That would be great, thank you!

[ExhaustedTech]

If you do integrate this, it would be great to have an option to kill a process by name as part of the job queue

[doug]

For now you can create a remote command and add that to your job queue. The syntax of the command would be:

TASKKILL /F /IM "hungProcess.exe"

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