Another way to do this?

[Guest]

I have a function I've written that monitors an application (server). If it
goes down, I send out an email SMTP within our WAN.

Is there a way to monitor this app from a different PC witihin our WAN?
Here's the function I've been using:

Private Function IsProcessRunning(ByVal sProcessName As String) As Boolean
Dim pr As System.Diagnostics.Process

IsProcessRunning = False
For Each pr In Process.GetProcesses
Try
If Trim(UCase(pr.ProcessName)) = Trim(UCase(sProcessName))
Then
If Not pr.HasExited() AndAlso pr.Responding Then
IsProcessRunning = True
End If
End If
Catch ex As Exception
'Handle error
End Try
Next pr
End Function

How would I specify to check running processes on a different PC in our
network?

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I have a function I've written that monitors an application (server). If it
goes down, I send out an email SMTP within our WAN.

Is there a way to monitor this app from a different PC witihin our WAN?
Here's the function I've been using:

Private Function IsProcessRunning(ByVal sProcessName As String) As Boolean
Dim pr As System.Diagnostics.Process

IsProcessRunning = False
For Each pr In Process.GetProcesses
Try
If Trim(UCase(pr.ProcessName)) = Trim(UCase(sProcessName))
Then
If Not pr.HasExited() AndAlso pr.Responding Then
IsProcessRunning = True
End If
End If
Catch ex As Exception
'Handle error
End Try
Next pr
End Function

How would I specify to check running processes on a different PC in our
network?

Note that you can call GetProcessesByName to find all processes with a
specific name, so that you don't have to loop through. Both
GetProcessesByName and GetProcess have overloads which allow you to
specify a remote computer name.

 

[Guest]

Jon,

I didn't realize there were overloads.

Thanks.