Check number of windows prompt open

Dear all,

Is there a way to check in matlab if there is any open windows propmt on the current PC?

Best regards

[Walter Roberson]

Windows prompt? Do you mean like CMD.EXE or PowerShell executing? And waiting for input?

[FastCar]

Dear Walter,

I mean number of window of cmd.exe. I do not need to wait for the input, but I need to decide if I can execute another command.

Thanks

[Walter Roberson]

system('tasklist') with appropriate command line options.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Use .Net to start the processes. https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/497886-finding-pid-of-external-process-called-from-matlab#answer_407569