Check Running Applications on the client PC using ABAP

[former_member198406]

I am developing a program with OLE2OBJECT for processing the MS word file. But, The system sometimes process already opened word file instead of the desired file. So, I want to check in the beginning of my program, if MS word is already running or not. How can I check this.

Regards,

Dipeshkumar Bhavsar

[raymond_giuseppi]

Usually solved with method get 'GetObject' on 'Word.Application' , if assign successfull (and '.Documents.count.' > 0) then Word is already running (with at least one opened document) else use 'CreateObject'. (But usually in some VBscript, CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE, etc.)

[former_member198406]

Hi Raymond,

Thanks for your answer. But, I am struggling to get the value back in SAP for Documents.Count. If you can help me how to get the value back in SAP.

Regards,

Dipeshkumar Bhavsar

[raymond_giuseppi]

In vba, code would look like

    Dim wdApp As Object
    Set wdApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
    Debug.Print wdApp.Documents.Count
    Set wdApp = Nothing

[former_member198406]

I know the VBA Code. But, how to replicate the same in SAP? This GetObject is a function not the method or property. so, it is hard to call within the ABAP code.