Batch File to check for a program running in memory

[n2tech]

I need to have a way to check and see if a program is running then open it if it is not running.  This is basically what I need:

If Program is running
     Goto End
Else Start Program
End

Can anyone help with this?

Thanks,
Mark Sharp
N2Tech
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@echo off
tasklist | find "iexplore.exe" && goto end
start iexplore.exe
:end

[contrex]

Or you can use handle.exe from the Microsoft Sysinternals collection of utilities.

And you can use the start "" "program.exe" format to make the batch continue & maybe exit.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Processesandthreadsutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured

And just to be contrary, I show the use of || thus avoiding the use of a label. In fact by choosing && or || appropriately you never need use labels.

handle | find /i "extradns.dll" > nul || (
        echo ExtraDNS not detected - starting now!
        start "" "C:\Program Files\ExtraTools\ExtraDNS\ExtraDNS.exe"
        )