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Get the Current Script's Process ID

 

WMI: Win32_Process
VBScript Code: Download 💾
  1. Option Explicit
  2. Dim intPID
  3. Dim colItems, objItem, objWMIService, wshShell
  4. Dim strCommand, strTitle
  5.  
  6. If WScript.Arguments.Count > 0 Then Syntax
  7.  
  8. On Error Resume Next
  9.  
  10. strTitle   = Rnd( Second( Now ) ) & " " & FormatDateTime( Now, vbShortTime )
  11. strCommand = "cmd.exe /k title " & strTitle
  12.  
  13. ' Spawn a child process
  14. Set wshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
  15. wshShell.Run strCommand, 7, False
  16. If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  17. Set wshShell = Nothing
  18.  
  19. Set objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts://./root/cimv2" )
  20.  
  21. ' Get the newly spawned process' parent process ID
  22. Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE CommandLine LIKE '%cmd.exe% /k title " & strTitle & "'" )
  23. If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  24. For Each objItem In colItems
  25. 	intPID = objItem.ParentProcessId
  26. 	If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  27. 	' Terminate the spawned process
  28. 	objItem.Terminate
  29. 	If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  30. Next
  31.  
  32. ' The parent of that parent process is the current script engine
  33. Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId=" & intPID )
  34. If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  35. For Each objItem In colItems
  36. 	intPID = objItem.ParentProcessId
  37. 	If Err Then WScript.Quit -1
  38. Next
  39.  
  40. Set colItems      = Nothing
  41. Set objWMIService = Nothing
  42.  
  43. On Error Goto 0
  44.  
  45. WScript.Echo intPID
  46. WScript.Quit intPID
  47.  
  48.  
  49. Sub Syntax
  50. 	Dim strMsg
  51. 	strMsg = "GetMyPID.vbs,  Version 1.00" _
  52. 	       & vbCrLf _
  53. 	       & "Return this script's process ID, both on screen and as ""errorlevel""" _
  54. 	       & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  55. 	       & "Usage:  CSCRIPT.EXE //NoLogo GetMyPID.vbs" _
  56. 	       & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  57. 	       & "Note:   The script's return code (""errolevel"") equals the PID, or" _
  58. 	       & vbCrLf _
  59. 	       & "        will be -1 in case of errors." _
  60. 	       & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  61. 	       & "Written by Rob van der Woude" _
  62. 	       & vbCrLf _
  63. 	       & "http://www.robvanderwoude.com"
  64. 	WScript.Echo strMsg
  65. 	WScript.Quit -1
  66. End Sub
 
Requirements:
Windows version: XP Pro or later
Network: any
Script Engine: any
Summarized: Works in Windows XP pro or later versions with all scripting engines.
 
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