---------------------------------------- Opalis Alive: Test if a process is alive ---------------------------------------- Another little utility I wrote for my personal use at Opalis. Syntax: Alive machine process_name ------ or Alive process_name Return value: 1 if process is present on the computer ------------- 0 if process is not present on the computer -1 if an error occured during execution Remarks: - Enclose string between quotes if there's a space in it. -------- - Use redirection symobls (> and >>) to send results on a file. - If you need to automate something on your Windows NT system, try OpalisRobot for Windows NT ;-) You can freely use and distribute Alive with all its files (alive.exe, alive.txt and file_id.diz) Suggestions, bugs, comments and hellos to: ------------------------------------------ Opalis - Laurent Domenech 45, bld du cdt Charcot 92200 Neuilly sur Seine France fax: +33 1 47 45 58 58 email: laurent@opalis.com Web: http://www.opalis.com Legal notice ------------ This program is supported only if used with our main product: OpalisRobot for Windows NT Alive may not be distributed as part of any commercial product without a prior licence agreement. Licenses to incorporate the source into commercial products are available. Alive may be reviewed for any publication, whether in hard copy or electronic form, without the author's prior permission. You may distribute it to anyone, and you may place it on any archive or bulletin board system. You may not charge anyone for it other than a reasonable fee to cover your distribution costs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following section is mandatory, in a few words: use alive at your own risk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - You may distribute the software as you wish with all its files. PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION IS NOT ALLOWED. Any copy made by you shall be subject to this legal notice and shall contain all of Opalis's notices regarding copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary rights as contained in the Software originally provided to you. - Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software and Documentation shall remain in Opalis and/or its suppliers. This Agreement does not include the right to sublicense the Software and is personal to you and therefore may not be assigned (by operation of law or otherwise) or transferred without the prior written consent of Opalis. - DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. Since the Software is provided free of charge, the Software is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, including without limitation the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software is borne by you. Should the Software prove defective, you and not Opalis assume the entire cost of any service and repair. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of the agreement. - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL OPALIS OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT WILL OPALIS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF OPALIS'S LIST PRICE FOR A LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF OPALIS SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION. Alive: Copyright (c) 1995 Opalis