tasklist / pslist

Get the current tasklist

Description

The files contained in the zip-file can be used to get the current list of tasks running on the computer.

1) tasklist.m

 - !!! This file will only work on WindowsXP !!!

 - No further files are needed.

 - Usage: tasks = tasklist; Reads tasklist with fields as specified in help - or -
         tasks = tasklist(1) Reads tasklist with additional fields as specified in help

2) pslist.m

 - This file will work on Windows (NT and higher) and LINUX

 - The file has not been tested extensively under LINUX, so there might be some work left to do ... just let me know.

 - If you use this file on Windows you need to download pslist.exe, which is freeware.
  It can be downloaded from: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsList.html
pslist.exe needs to be in the same folder as pslist.m

 - Usage: tasks = pslist Reads tasklist with fields as specified in help
         tasks = pslist(PID) Looks for task with PID (process ID, number, e.g. 1234)
         tasks = pslist(pname) Looks for task pname (process name, string, e.g. 'explorer.exe')

Cheers
Sebi

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.0.4 (R14SP2)
• Other requirements: If you use this file on Windows you need to download pslist.exe, which is freeware. It can be downloaded from: http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsList.html pslist.exe needs to be in the same folder as pslist.m

[sven jerzembeck]

exactly what i needed

[Thomas Clark]

Spot on, Sebastian. I can't speak for pslist, but tasklist worked very well for me on my windows XP machine.

Enough documentation to figure it out very quickly, and a simple and neat implementation.

Cheers!

- Tom

[Kevin J. Delaney]

Just what I needed--thanks!