topic How to find if ArcMap is&nbsp; processing in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-find-if-arcmap-is-nbsp-processing/m-p/332524#M8644 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have an extension written in c# and I'm looking for a way to know if ArcMap is doing any processing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It would be really nice if there was a method like "IsInProcess" for the IApplication interface but I didn't find any (such a method exists in Autocad API...).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In earlier versions (9.3.x and before), I used to check the activity of the ArcMap.exe process.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Since version 10, which introduced the background geoprocessing, the processing is done at the ArcSOCP.exe and ArcSOMP.exe processes and monitoring all three processes (ArcMap, ArcSOCP, ArcSOMP) doesn't seem a very smart (or reliable) method to know if ArcMap is processing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found the IGeoProcessorEvents interface which has "PreToolExecute" and "PostToolExecute" events. But I can use it only for GeoProcessor objects that I create. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I thought that maybe there is a way to register to the events of ALL geoprocesses of the system (not only the ones that I created). This way I would be able to know when any processing starts (and ends). But again - I got to a dead end here.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If any one has an idea, please share.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Jane</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:58 GMT JaneDavies 2011-11-17T12:37:58Z How to find if ArcMap is  processing https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-find-if-arcmap-is-nbsp-processing/m-p/332524#M8644 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have an extension written in c# and I'm looking for a way to know if ArcMap is doing any processing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It would be really nice if there was a method like "IsInProcess" for the IApplication interface but I didn't find any (such a method exists in Autocad API...).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In earlier versions (9.3.x and before), I used to check the activity of the ArcMap.exe process.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Since version 10, which introduced the background geoprocessing, the processing is done at the ArcSOCP.exe and ArcSOMP.exe processes and monitoring all three processes (ArcMap, ArcSOCP, ArcSOMP) doesn't seem a very smart (or reliable) method to know if ArcMap is processing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I found the IGeoProcessorEvents interface which has "PreToolExecute" and "PostToolExecute" events. But I can use it only for GeoProcessor objects that I create. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I thought that maybe there is a way to register to the events of ALL geoprocesses of the system (not only the ones that I created). This way I would be able to know when any processing starts (and ends). But again - I got to a dead end here.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If any one has an idea, please share.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Jane</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:37:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/how-to-find-if-arcmap-is-nbsp-processing/m-p/332524#M8644 JaneDavies 2011-11-17T12:37:58Z