# IsProcessRunning

| **Name**    | ***IsProcessRunning***                                                    |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | IsProcessRunning (String processName)                                     |
| Purpose     | To check whether a process is currently running.                          |
| Description | Returns True if a specified process is running. Otherwise, returns False. |
| Return Type | Boolean                                                                   |
| Parameters  | processName \[String.String] – Name of the process to check.              |

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**Example**

This object checks for processes in the Task Manager of your machine.

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Therefore, in this example, we will be passing the required parameter to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*processName* = Calculator

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In the output, you can see that the Boolean value, True, has been returned. Hence, as also evident in the Task Manager, the Calculator process is currently running.

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