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Hi,

is it possible with C#/.NET looking after previous instances of application,
or rather to check if previous instance is always running?

Thanks in advance,
Hubert
Nov 15 '05 #1
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Hi,

static void Main()
{
// get the name of our process
string proc=Process.Ge tCurrentProcess ().ProcessName;
// get the list of all processes by that name
Process[] processes=Proce ss.GetProcesses ByName(proc);
// if there is more than one process...
if (processes.Leng th > 1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("Applicatio n is already running");
return;
} else
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

Nirosh

"Hubert Hermanutz" <hh********@kav o.de> wrote in message
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Hi,

is it possible with C#/.NET looking after previous instances of application, or rather to check if previous instance is always running?

Thanks in advance,
Hubert

Nov 15 '05 #2
Mutex
"Hubert Hermanutz" <hh********@kav o.de> wrote in message
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Hi,

is it possible with C#/.NET looking after previous instances of application, or rather to check if previous instance is always running?

Thanks in advance,
Hubert

Nov 15 '05 #3
Hi Nirosh,

thank you, it works.

Regards,
Hubert

"Champika Nirosh" <no****@textcen tric.lk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi,

static void Main()
{
// get the name of our process
string proc=Process.Ge tCurrentProcess ().ProcessName;
// get the list of all processes by that name
Process[] processes=Proce ss.GetProcesses ByName(proc);
// if there is more than one process...
if (processes.Leng th > 1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("Applicatio n is already running");
return;
} else
Application.Run (new Form1());
}

Nirosh

"Hubert Hermanutz" <hh********@kav o.de> wrote in message
news:u9******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,

is it possible with C#/.NET looking after previous instances of

application,
or rather to check if previous instance is always running?

Thanks in advance,
Hubert


Nov 15 '05 #4

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