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Opens the specified process in Cheat Engine, either by process ID or by process name.   
 
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=== Related Functions ===
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* [[Lua:getProcesslist|getProcesslist]]
 
* [[Lua:getOpenedProcessID|getOpenedProcessID]]
 
* [[Lua:getProcessIDFromProcessName|getProcessIDFromProcessName]]
 
* [[Lua:createProcess|createProcess]]
 
* [[Lua:openFileAsProcess|openFileAsProcess]]
 

Revision as of 00:47, 5 December 2025

<> Lua API Reference

function openProcess(ProcessID)

<> Lua API Reference

function openProcess(ProcessName)

Opens the specified process in Cheat Engine, either by process ID or by process name. This sets the target process for memory editing and scanning.

Function Parameters

Parameter Type Description
ProcessID Integer The ID of the process to open.
ProcessName String The name of the process to find and open (e.g., "notepad.exe").

Examples

-- Open a process by name
openProcess("notepad.exe")

-- Open a process by ID
local pid = getProcessIDFromProcessName("notepad.exe")
if pid then
  openProcess(pid)
end

Main Pages

Core Lua documentation entry points

Lua
Script Engine

Process Open / Creation

Process Lists / Modules

Process Control / Target State