detect 2nd instance

[Doug Bell]

Hi
can anyone point me in the right direction of detecting if an application is
running so that if a 2nd instance is started it can check and self
terminate?

Thanks

Doug

[vijrag]

RE: detect 2nd instance

Hi Doug,

If Process.GetProc essesByName
(Process.GetCur rentProcess.Pro cessName).Lengt h > 1 Then
MessageBox.Show ("Another Instance of this process is already running")
Application.Exi t()
End If

Vijrag.
"Doug Bell" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi
> can anyone point me in the right direction of detecting if an application is
> running so that if a 2nd instance is started it can check and self
> terminate?
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug
>
>
>[/color]

[Joerg Jooss]

Re: detect 2nd instance

Doug Bell wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi
> can anyone point me in the right direction of detecting if an
> application is running so that if a 2nd instance is started it can
> check and self terminate?[/color]

There's a nice solution for this in Chris Sells' book Windows Form
Porgramming in {C#|VN.NET}. You can get the code from his web site at
http://www.sellsbrothers.com/writing/wfbook/.

Cheers,

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Joerg Jooss
joerg.jooss@gmx .net

[Doug Bell]

Thanks

Doug

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: detect 2nd instance

Doug Bell <dug@bigpond> wrote:[color=blue]
> can anyone point me in the right direction of detecting if an application is
> running so that if a 2nd instance is started it can check and self
> terminate?[/color]

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/f...ation.instance

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