[Asscotte]

why does my code give me the answer of false? when I do have process running???

		Dim e As String = ""
		Dim ps As System.Diagnostics.Process
		For Each ps In System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses
			bl.Items.Add(ps.ToString)
		Next
		For Each item In bl.Items
			MsgBox(e = e + item.ToString)
		Next

[AdamSpeight2008]

Two Questions.
1) Have you tried learning debugging skills;- Debugging
2) What do you think the .ToString returns?

[specialfreckles]

This looks a lot like like a homework question.

Explain what you want to accomplish with your routine please

[Asscotte]

specialfreckles, on 3 May, 2009 - 04:08 PM, said:

This looks a lot like like a homework question.

Explain what you want to accomplish with your routine please

its not a homework question im not even out of my second school yet but I copied it of a website and Im trying to get my program to email me with a list of process running of a remote computer seeing if one doesnt match ect then ending it if it doesnt. but I dont understand why i get the answer of false - thats why i posted

[Asscotte]

*bump*

anyone?

[PsychoCoder]

@Asscott: From that code I cant see where it should return true or false (maybe I haven't had enough coffee lol)

[mark.bottomley]

you may want ps.Id or ps.ProcessName instead of ps.ToString to get the details you want.

the msgbox is showing False because you are asking it to show if e is equal to e concatentated with item.ToString - and they are not equal hence false. You likely want MsgBox("e = " & e & item.ToString)

[Asscotte]

mark.bottomley, on 6 May, 2009 - 09:35 AM, said:

you may want ps.Id or ps.ProcessName instead of ps.ToString to get the details you want.

the msgbox is showing False because you are asking it to show if e is equal to e concatentated with item.ToString - and they are not equal hence false. You likely want MsgBox("e = " & e & item.ToString)

thanks mark erm but how do I get rid of the other stuff because at the moment its coming up with e = {systems.diagnostics.process(VSHhost)} ? i would prefer just e = VSHHost

[mark.bottomley]

Need 2 things - what type of control is "bl" and what selector are you using with ps - ProcessName? Then I will replicate and see.

[Asscotte]

mark.bottomley, on 6 May, 2009 - 11:48 AM, said:

Need 2 things - what type of control is "bl" and what selector are you using with ps - ProcessName? Then I will replicate and see.

Friend WithEvents bl As New ListView

and i dont know what you mean by selector all im using is this - Dim ps As System.Diagnostics.Process

[mark.bottomley]

by selector - I mean when you add the ps data to items, what do you use.

bl.Items.Add(ps.ToString)

is in your original sample - i.e. you were using ToString as the selector on ps - are you still using it or something else?

[Asscotte]

mark.bottomley, on 6 May, 2009 - 12:24 PM, said:

by selector - I mean when you add the ps data to items, what do you use.

bl.Items.Add(ps.ToString)

is in your original sample - i.e. you were using ToString as the selector on ps - are you still using it or something else?

im using ps.processname

[mark.bottomley]

you may have garbage in the e string - try MsgBox("e =" & item.ToString)

you can enable sorting on the listview to get the stuff back in an easy to compare order also.

[Sethro117]

Im not sure what youre e is for, but I tried this and it worked:

		Dim ps As System.Diagnostics.Process
		For Each ps In System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses
			bl.Items.Add(ps.ProcessName.ToString)
		Next
		Dim e1 As String = ""
		For Each item As ListViewItem In bl.Items
			MsgBox("e1 = " & item.Text.ToString)
		Next

This post has been edited by sh250080: 06 May 2009 - 01:44 PM

[mark.bottomley]

it was your e from the original code - I don't know what you had it for
Anyways - success?!