Identifying PID of

[tepez]

I use word automation and open a new word instance which opens a given document.

Like that:

Dim oDoc As Word.Document
Dim oWord As New Word.Application
oWord.Visible = False
oDoc = oWord.Documents.Open(srcName)

I need to identify the PID (process ID) of the newly created word instance.
It seems that it isn't a son process of the process which called it.

How can I find its PID?

[PeejAvery]

Have you tried using GetCurrentProcessID API?

[bushmobile]

GetWindowThreadProcessId

[tepez]

I dint think that would work because the new word instance is invisible hence GetWindowThreadProcessId wouldn't work?

Is there any general rule on the PID of the word instance or the its relation with the calling process?

[PeejAvery]

How does a window being invisible keep you from getting the HWND?

[bushmobile]

something like this perhaps:

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" ( _
    ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Private Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32" ( _
    ByVal hwnd As Long, lpdwProcessId As Long) As Long

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim oWord As Word.Application
    Dim pID As Long

    Set oWord = New Word.Application
    GetWindowThreadProcessId FindWindow(vbNullString, oWord.Caption), pID
    Debug.Print pID
    oWord.Quit
    Set oWord = Nothing
End Sub

[tepez]

This doesn't seem to work, I get pID = 0.

[bushmobile]

strange, I get a value

[tepez]

Can you send me your source code, it would really help

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[PeejAvery]

Can you send me your source code, it would really help

He already posted the source code.

[tepez]

I know, I ment the entire source, maybe there is something I did wrong...

[dglienna]

Try making it visible to see if it's loading, and getting the right filename.
That code should work, if Word is open. Look in Task Manager.

[PeejAvery]

I know, I ment the entire source, maybe there is something I did wrong...

He did post the entire source. It was an example code for you to follow. Do as dglienna suggested. Task manager can also list the PID column.