Process32Next Function (Windows)

Process32Next Function

Retrieves information about the next process recorded in a system snapshot.

Syntax

C++

BOOL WINAPI Process32Next(
  __in   HANDLE hSnapshot,
  __out  LPPROCESSENTRY32 lppe
);

Parameters

hSnapshot [in]: A handle to the snapshot returned from a previous call to the CreateToolhelp32Snapshot function.
lppe [out]: A pointer to a PROCESSENTRY32 structure.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if the next entry of the process list has been copied to the buffer or FALSE otherwise. The ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES error value is returned by the GetLastError function if no processes exist or the snapshot does not contain process information.

Remarks

To retrieve information about the first process recorded in a snapshot, use the Process32First function.

Examples

For an example, see Taking a Snapshot and Viewing Processes.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server
Header	Tlhelp32.h
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll
Unicode and ANSI names	Process32NextW (Unicode) and Process32Next (ANSI)