Visual c++ function for detecting a process running or not

hello,

i have the basic knowledge of c++ (like if, else, loops, classes, file handling, etc.). but i dont have the knowledge of .net platform.

please tell me any default function of visual c++ 2008 that can tell that a specific process is runing in the system or not ?
is there any other way using visual c++ ? please help.
i have visual studio 2008 with windows 7 rc.

i dont have a very sound knowledge of c++ so please provide a simple program link so that i can understand it correctly.


thanks


rahul

did you try google?

i tried but dont find good results. most of them were .net related.

Which other process are you trying to detect
and what will you do if you find it ?.

actually there is a project to design an application which runs on client to check the status of server.
i am in the initial stages of this project. i want to build a program in visual c++ which can detect the status of IIS services on the same computer.

A lot depends on the detail of *exactly* what you are doing.

On the face of it you just need to try to connect to the server as a normal
TCP/IP client.

If the server is running you will succeed, if not you won't

the first stage does not require any tcp/ip client because there is only one pc ---- no sever , no client. after the first stage i will required to learn the socket programming for visual c++ which will help in tcp/ip communication between the server and the client.

my knowledge of c++ is limited. i only knows the basic of it (with is tought in schools and college level).
i have searched a lot on net and found that psapi.dll can be used for this purpose but it is very high level of programming so i am searching for a good tutorial regarding this.

i want to build a program in visual c++ which can detect the status of IIS services on the same computer.

rahuljin

The IIS program (or set of programs) is a web server.
Even on a single machine you can run a server and client(s).
Once IIS is running you can contact it with a normal browser.

yes, if i get successed in getting the status of a running process, i will also find IIS services are running or not.