Create variable from command prompt results

Question

I'm trying to get the PID of a process on my system.

For example: when I run the query

sc querex Fax

it returns the type, state, win32_exit code, PID, etc. How would I get the PID and turn it into a variable so I can use it later in the batch file?

Magoo · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-16 20:47:01Z

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FOR /f "tokens=1,2*delims=: " %%a IN ('sc queryex fax') DO IF "%%a"=="PID" SET /a pid=%%b

echo pid=%pid%

answered Mar 16, 2016 at 20:47

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Bill_Stewart · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-16 20:43:33Z

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This is very simple in PowerShell:

$service = Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -Filter "Name='Fax'"
$service.ProcessId  # Outputs the process ID of the service

answered Mar 16, 2016 at 20:43

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