Wait for Process

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Powershell function to wait until the required program launches before continuing the install process.

Function

#region Function Wait-ForProcess
Function Wait-ForProcess {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Waits until the required program launches before continuing the install process.
	Example:
	Wait-ForProcess -Name notepad -IgnoreAlreadyRunningProcesses
.DESCRIPTION
.PARAMETER
.LINK
	http://psadt.com/
#>
	Param
		(
		$Name = 'notepad',

        [Switch]
		$IgnoreAlreadyRunningProcesses
		)
Begin	{
	{

	If ($IgnoreAlreadyRunningProcesses)
		{
		$NumberOfProcesses = (Get-Process -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count
		}
	Else
		{
		$NumberOfProcesses = 0
		}
	Write-Log -Message "Waiting for $Name...." -LogType 'CMTrace' -LogFileDirectory $appLogPath -LogFileName $appLogFile
	While ((Get-Process -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Count -eq $NumberOfProcesses)
		{
		Sleep 5
		}
	}
	}
}

#endregion