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Lua: how to check whether a process is running

I would like to start a process from Lua and monitor whether the process is still running.

[EDIT] I know starting can be achieved by os:execute, but this is blocking. I would like to find a way to start a process non-blocking and monitor whether it still runs.

Solution

  • The following Lua library provides functions to (asynchronously) start and monitor processes.

    http://stevedonovan.github.io/winapi/