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Something wrong with @PID

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In debugging a GUI app, heartbeat.exe, I successfully used the "TASKEND /F %@pid[heartbeat.exe]" many times (in the same instance of TCC). Then, for no apparent reason,
Code:
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> taskend /f %@pid[heartbeat.exe]
Cannot end process #9448 [audiodg]

For emphasis:
Code:
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> tasklist
    0  [System Process]
**** SNIP ****
9552  conhost
7132  vcpkgsrv
25952* tcc              13.04  [25952]  l:\projects\heartbeat\release
54660  conhost
9448  audiodg
17444  heartbeat
27836  taskmgr          Windows Task Manager
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> echo %@pid[heartbeat.exe]
9448

Later (same TCC session) when audiodg.exe had stopped and was restarted with a new PID, things started working correctly again.

I have no clue how to try to debug this except to try, appropriately, to kill the task which follows audiodg.exe in the TASKLIST. I'll keep my eyes open.
 
P.S., That was TCC v13.04.63. I'll watch for it to happen again with v14.
 
It was easy enough to do with v14 ... exactly the same thing. Here it is with v14 and another app.
Code:
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> tasklist
    0  [System Process]
**** SNIP ****
42968* tcc              14.03  [42968]  l:\projects\heartbeat\release
35988  conhost
40516  audiodg
56232  vcpkgsrv
10176  firefox          Something wrong with @PID | Take Command Windows command processor - Mozilla Firefox
3652  heartbeat
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> taskend /f %@pid[vcpkgsrv.exe]
Cannot end process #40516 [audiodg]
 
Here's another showing @PID getting it wrong.
Code:
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> ver
 
TCC  14.03.53  Windows 7 [Version 6.1.7601]
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> tasklist | grep audiodg
  564  audiodg
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> echo %@pid[audiodg.exe]
0
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> echo %@isapp[audiodg.exe]  (plugin)
564
 
l:\projects\heartbeat\release> tasklist | grep audiodg
  564  audiodg
 
WAD -- you don't have the necessary rights to query that process.
What do you mean with necessary rights? Isn't "run as admin" enough?
Code:
(system)  C:\...\TCMD14x64 >ver
 
TCC  14.03.52 x64  Windows 7 [Version 6.1.7601]
 
(system)  C:\...\TCMD14x64 >echo %_elevated
1
 
(system)  C:\...\TCMD14x64 >tasklist | findstr /i audiodg
4860  audiodg
 
(system)  C:\...\TCMD14x64 >echo %@pid[audiodg]
0
 
(system)  C:\...\TCMD14x64 >echo %@pid[audiodg.exe]
0
So I have a result which I don't understand, too.
 
I've tried for two days and have been unable to make it fail.
WAD -- you don't have the necessary rights to query that process.
If you have a reproducible failcase (with something other than "audiodg", which you can't access) I'll take another look.
Did you read my first post carefully. I wasn't trying to access audiodg.exe. I tried to end a task to which I do have access and @PID returned the wrong PID; simple as that. I doubt I can give you something **you** can readily reproduce because I have no control over how your (or my) system assigns PIDs. And it would seem, the problem **requires** audiodg.exe.

l:\projects\heartbeat\release> taskend /f %@pid[heartbeat.exe]
Cannot end process #9448 [audiodg]

l:\projects\heartbeat\release> tasklist
0 [System Process]
**** SNIP ****
9552 conhost
7132 vcpkgsrv
25952* tcc 13.04 [25952] l:\projects\heartbeat\release
54660 conhost
9448 audiodg
17444 heartbeat
27836 taskmgr Windows Task Manager

l:\projects\heartbeat\release> echo %@pid[heartbeat.exe]
9448
 
FWIW, on Win7/32, elevated or not, I cannot open audiodg's PID with PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION but I can open it with PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION.

That audiodg (run by LOCAL_SERVICE) can be opened with PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION when **not elevated** is different from the behavior of all other processes not running as the logged-on user.

That may explain Frank's anomaly but I don't think it will help with @PID returning the wrong PID.
 
Did you read my first post carefully. I wasn't trying to access audiodg.exe. I tried to end a task to which I do have access and @PID returned the wrong PID; simple as that. I doubt I can give you something **you** can readily reproduce because I have no control over how your (or my) system assigns PIDs. And it would seem, the problem **requires** audiodg.exe.

Yes, I read your first post carefully; I do have "audiodg", and (as I said) I am completely unable to reproduce your problem with @PID returning the wrong process ID.

The only way that could happen is if the Windows API involved is returning the wrong information.
 

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