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Is There Any Way To Count/detect Running Programs?

Started by amtra5, 24 September 2013 - 01:08 AM

amtra5 #1

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Location Melbourne, Australia

Posted 24 September 2013 - 03:08 AM

Title says it all ;)/>

Thanks in advance.

Kingdaro #2

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Posted 24 September 2013 - 07:48 AM

Try overwriting the shell.run function?


local count = 0
do
  local run = shell.run
  function shell.run(...)
    count = count + 1
    run(...)
    count = count - 1
  end
end

This is kind of pointless unless you're using some sort of multitasking system, though.