Get Process ID by Name

gistfile1.cpp

DWORD GetProcessIdByName(char *name) {
	PROCESSENTRY32 pe;
	pe.dwSize = sizeof(pe);

	HANDLE hSnapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, NULL);
	Process32First(hSnapshot, &pe);
	do {
		if(!strcmp(pe.szExeFile, name))
			break;
	} while(Process32Next(hSnapshot, &pe));
	CloseHandle(hSnapshot);
	return pe.th32ProcessID;
}