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'''function''' getOpenedProcessID()
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{{CodeBox|'''function''' getOpenedProcessID() ''':''' Integer}}
  
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Returns the process id of the process Cheat Engine has currently open. Returns the value 0 if no process is open
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Returns the process ID of the currently opened process in Cheat Engine.
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If no process is open, returns 0.
  
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'''Note:''' 
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''getOpenedProcessID()'' does not return 0 after a process was closed. 
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It will still return the previous ID, even if the process has been terminated. 
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To check if the process is still available, use ''readInteger(process)''.
  
 
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{{LuaFunctionParametersNone}}
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===Returns===
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Integer — The process ID of the currently opened process, or 0 if none.
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===Examples===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line>
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local pid = getOpenedProcessID()
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if pid ~= 0 then
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  print("Current process ID:", pid)
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  local check = readInteger(process)
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  if check == pid then
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    print("Process is still the same and available.")
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  else
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    print("Process has changed or is no longer available.")
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  end
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else
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  print("No process is currently open.")
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end
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
 
{{LuaSeeAlso}}
 
{{LuaSeeAlso}}
  
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=== Related Functions ===
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{{Process}}
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* [[Lua:getProcesslist|getProcesslist]]
 
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* [[Lua:getProcessIDFromProcessName|getProcessIDFromProcessName]]
 
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* [[Lua:createProcess|createProcess]]
 
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* [[Lua:openProcess|openProcess]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:09, 25 June 2026

<> Lua API Reference

function getOpenedProcessID() : Integer

Returns the process ID of the currently opened process in Cheat Engine. If no process is open, returns 0.

Note: getOpenedProcessID() does not return 0 after a process was closed. It will still return the previous ID, even if the process has been terminated. To check if the process is still available, use readInteger(process).

Function Parameters[edit]

<none>

Returns[edit]

Integer — The process ID of the currently opened process, or 0 if none.

Examples[edit]

 1 local pid = getOpenedProcessID()
 2 if pid ~= 0 then
 3   print("Current process ID:", pid)
 4   local check = readInteger(process)
 5   if check == pid then
 6     print("Process is still the same and available.")
 7   else
 8     print("Process has changed or is no longer available.")
 9   end
10 else
11   print("No process is currently open.")
12 end

Main Pages

Core Lua documentation entry points

◆ Lua
◆ Script Engine

Process Open / Creation

Process Lists / Modules

Process Control / Target State



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