TFindProcess - unbelievable

[say2paul]

Its been three days I am struggling for mere 4-5 lines of code. Can anyone from you tell me why the following code behaves so strangely:

	//    CConsoleBase* console = Console::NewL(_L("test"), TSize(KDefaultConsWidth, KDefaultConsHeight));

	_LIT(KProcessName,"myprocess*");

	TFindProcess find(KProcessName);
	TFullName name;
	TInt numProcess = 0;

	while (find.Next(name) == KErrNone)
	{
		numProcess++;
	}

	if(numProcess==0)
	{
		// process is not running
	}

In the above code, numProcess++ is always called as the code progresses through the while condition block. But numProcess++ should not be called because myprocess.exe is not running.

If I add the following line at the start of the code then it never goes to the while loop and numProcess++ is not called.

// CConsoleBase* console = Console::NewL(_L("test"), TSize(KDefaultConsWidth, KDefaultConsHeight));


HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE ????

Please try it yourself and you will be amazed!!!

[symbianyucca]

maybe Console causes a leave, so nothing after it will be executed, also check if the process is for some reason left running. For example Y-Tasks::Threads & process plug-in would show you all rpocessed that are currectly running.

[amitkankani]

this code works for me:

        	// check if my process is running or not
        	TFindProcess finder;
   	    TFullName fullName;
    	    TBool processAlreadyRunning = EFalse;
    	    while (finder.Next(fullName) == KErrNone)
    	        {
    	        if (KErrNotFound != fullName.Find(_L("myprocess")))
    	            {
    	            processAlreadyRunning = ETrue;
    	            break;
    	            }
    	        }
           if (processAlreadyRunning)
                // it is running
           else
                // not running

[amitkankani]

forgot to add,
logically your code should work as well, and is infact more optimized... but just give this a try once... (mine is a very old code)

also do not use _L() like i have, please use KLit method...

and let know if this works...

[sriky27]

Hi,

I have tried the code it works fine for me.

[say2paul]

maybe Console causes a leave, so nothing after it will be executed, also check if the process is for some reason left running. For example Y-Tasks::Threads & process plug-in would show you all rpocessed that are currectly running.

Yucca, I ensured that myprocess.exe was not running using TaskSpy. The console is not leaving and the code progresses throught the while condition (I debug that)

What may the problem...?

I even tried to replace the console line with the User:After(1000000), but it is not working.

The code only works fine if I include the console line! otherwise it behaves very strange!

It may be a bug..!!!

[Paul.Todd]

Why don't you try adding some logging to see which handle is being returned.
I would also look at the exittype and exitreason to make sure something is not holding an old process open.

For example:

RProcess process;
if (process.Open(finder) == KErrNone)
  {
  TFileName fn = process.FileName();
  RDebug::Print(_L("File: %S"), &fn);
  process.Close();
  }

[say2paul]

Thanks Paul,

I did R&D at my level best and concluded that it might be a BUG with Symbian OS. I am testing it with Nokia 3230.

The BUG occurs when process name is of 4 characters i.e. if the process name is '1234', 'abcd', etc.

You or anyone else can try the below code with process name 'myprocess' and '1234' or 'abcd', the result may vary.

With 'myprocess', the code will never go to the while loop, but with '1234' and 'abcd' the code will always enters the while loop.

Please note that neither 'myprocess' or '1234' or 'abcd' is running as a process, I just code these names to test the BUG.

	_LIT(KProcessName,"myprocess*");

	TFindProcess find(KProcessName);
	TFullName name;
	TInt numProcess = 0;

	while (find.Next(name) == KErrNone)
	{
		numProcess++;
	}

	if(numProcess==0)
	{
		// process is not running
	}

P.S: Its been 3.5 years I am working in Symbian C++ and I use to avoid copy/paste!!

[Paul.Todd]

So I wrote a quick test harness and I can't reproduce on the 6 or so devices I tested against.

As I said, log out the filenames being reported as matching and see what they are. I suspect there is some process running with names like that.

Also try with "wxyz" as a name as the examples chosen were from a hex set.

[amitkankani]

did you try my code once ??? see the post... it may give better results !

[say2paul]

did you try my code once ??? see the post... it may give better results !

I am out for 2-3 days, till that time we will watch response from other users!!

[yuxiaohui]

Does anybody know the answer for this problem? cos I've met the same thing, I need start a console exe from UI program, if I create Console::NewL(), the exe will have blank screen blink, so I remove console, and then start exe for the second time will be failed because of TFindProcess.
this is my code:
// Constants
_LIT(KPROCESSNAME, "myProcess*");

//_LIT(KTextConsoleTitle, "Console");
//_LIT(KTextFailed, " failed, leave code = %d");
//_LIT(KTextPressAnyKey, " [press any key]\n");

// Global Variables

//LOCAL_D CConsoleBase* console;

LOCAL_C void MainL()
{
//
// add your program code here, example code below
//
//DoSomeTest();

CMyTask* task = CMyTask::NewLC();
task->StartL(1000000);

//console->Write(_L("Hello, world!\n"));
CActiveScheduler::Start();

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(task);
}

LOCAL_C void DoStartL()
{
// Create active scheduler (to run active objects)
CActiveScheduler* scheduler = new (ELeave) CActiveScheduler();
CleanupStack::PushL(scheduler);
CActiveScheduler::Install(scheduler);

TInt pcount = 0;
TFullName processName;
TFindProcess findProcess(KPROCESSNAME);

while(findProcess.Next(processName) == KErrNone)
{
if (processName != KNullDesC)
{
pcount ++;
}
else
break;
}

if (pcount < 2)
{
MainL();
}

// Delete active scheduler
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(scheduler);
}

// Global Functions

GLDEF_C TInt E32Main()
{
// Create cleanup stack
__UHEAP_MARK;
CTrapCleanup* cleanup = CTrapCleanup::New();

// // Create output console
// TRAPD(createError, console = Console::NewL(KTextConsoleTitle, TSize(KConsFullScreen,KConsFullScreen)))
// ;
// if (createError)
// return createError;

// Run application code inside TRAP harness, wait keypress when terminated
TRAPD(mainError, DoStartL())
;
// if (mainError)
// console->Printf(KTextFailed, mainError);
// console->Printf(KTextPressAnyKey);
// console->Getch();

// delete console;
delete cleanup;
__UHEAP_MARKEND;
return KErrNone;
}

[skumar_rao]

sorry but not able to find out what is your problem.
your exe can have 2 instances by your code.

[yuxiaohui]

sorry but not able to find out what is your problem.
your exe can have 2 instances by your code.

my exe can't have 2 instances.

[wizard_hu_]

Does anybody know the answer for this problem? cos I've met the same thing, I need start a console exe from UI program, if I create Console::NewL(), the exe will have blank screen blink, so I remove console

Removing console is one thing, exiting your code is an other. Are you sure about that your code actually exits? Do you stop the Active Scheduler for example?