Hi Barry,

> But I do need to add a test to check whether APCC is running or not, as otherwise
> trying to get the temperature this way starts APCC, which then exits after a few
> seconds. Better behavior is to just use the THUM directly when APCC isn't
> running.

The easiest way is to check if the APCC process is running. Here is an example VBScript code snippet that would do that:

set service = GetObject ("winmgmts:")

for each Process in Service.InstancesOf ("Win32_Process")
If Process.Name = "AstroPhysicsCommandCenter.exe" then
wscript.echo "APCC Running"
wscript.quit
End If
next
wscript.echo "APCC is not running"

-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc
Author of PEMPro: http://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: http://www.gralak.com/apdriver
Author of PulseGuide: http://www.pulseguide.com
Author of Sigma: http://www.gralak.com/sigma