Pause third party application execution on Windows

Question

I have a database upgrade tool that is misbehaving. I would like to pause the execution of the application so I can change the database.

I'm thinking a C# wrapper that could pause the process would do the trick. Has anyone ever attempted such a monster?

C# is home, but other languages would be find if they can get the job done.

Answer 1

Instead of writing code you could simply attach to the process in question with a debugger and try pausing it that way.

Also take a look at this Code Project article. You might be able to use the utility w/o even having to build it. (The author was looking to accomplish the same thing as you.)