I asked this question yesterday and got a great response/code example. The only problem is that I forgot to mention that I am forced to work with the .Net Framework 2.0 and can't use the List.Select ( I assume the linq namespace). Does anyone have a good work around for List.Select seen below:
class Program
{
struct ProcessStartTimePair
{
public Process Process { get; set; }
public DateTime StartTime { get; set; }
public DateTime ExitTime
{
get
{
return DateTime.Now; // approximate value
}
}
public ProcessStartTimePair(Process p) : this()
{
Process = p;
try
{
StartTime = p.StartTime;
}
catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception)
{
StartTime = DateTime.Now; // approximate value
}
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SqlConnection cnn = new SqlConnection(@"Data Source=XXXXXX;Initial Catalog=XXXXXX;User ID=XXXX;Password=XXXX");
List<ProcessStartTimePair> knownProcesses = new List<ProcessStartTimePair>();
while (true)
{
foreach (Process p in Process.GetProcesses())
{
if (!knownProcesses.Select(x => x.Process.Id).Contains(p.Id))
{
knownProcesses.Add(new ProcessStartTimePair(p));
//Console.WriteLine("Detected new process: " + p.ProcessName);
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < knownProcesses.Count; i++)
{
ProcessStartTimePair pair = knownProcesses[i];
try
{
if (pair.Process.HasExited)
{
Console.WriteLine(pair.Process.ProcessName + " has exited (alive from {0} to {1}).", pair.StartTime.ToString(), pair.ExitTime.ToString());
knownProcesses.Remove(pair);
i--; // List was modified, 1 item less
// TODO: Store in the info in the database
String sql = "insert into procs (machine,login,process,start_time,end_time) ";
sql += "values ('" + Environment.MachineName + "','" + System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name.ToString().Split('\\')[1] + "','" + pair.Process.ProcessName + "','" + pair.StartTime.ToString() + "','" + pair.ExitTime.ToString() + "');";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, cnn);
try
{
cnn.Open();
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
cnn.Close();
}
}
}
catch (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception)
{
// Would have to check whether the process still exists in Process.GetProcesses().
// The process probably is a system process.
}
}
//Console.WriteLine();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);
}
}
}