In the main function of my form I check to see if the application is already
running. If it is, I throw up a message box telling the user. What I would
like to do is also maximize the application, but I am unable to do so. Does
anyone have any experience with this.
TIA,
Matt 10 9730
This won't set the window to maximized, but it has
basically the same affect. I think there is
Dim ScrnRec As Rectangle
ScrnRec = Screen.PrimaryS creen.Bounds()
Me.Top = ScrnRec.Top
Me.Left = ScrnRec.Left
Me.Width = ScrnRec.Width
Me.Height = ScrnRec.Height
You could also try...
Me.WindowState= FormWindowState .Maximized -----Original Message----- In the main function of my form I check to see if the
application is alreadyrunning. If it is, I throw up a message box telling the
user. What I wouldlike to do is also maximize the application, but I am
unable to do so. Doesanyone have any experience with this.
TIA, Matt
.
try this:
this.WindowStat e = FormWindowState .Maximiz
but you cant do it from Main - use the constructor or or the OnLoad event or
whatever
"MJB" <mb*@email.co m> wrote in message
news:OR******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... In the main function of my form I check to see if the application is
already running. If it is, I throw up a message box telling the user. What I
would like to do is also maximize the application, but I am unable to do so.
Does anyone have any experience with this.
TIA, Matt
Hi,
I assume that you will kill the second instance and activate the first one,
if so all you have to do is call SetActiveWindow API:
[DllImport("user 32.dll")]
IntPtr SetActiveWindow ( IntPtr hWnd);
This will do the trick.
You need the hWnd of the first app, if you need code to get it let me know.
Hope this help,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"MJB" <mb*@email.co m> wrote in message
news:OR******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... In the main function of my form I check to see if the application is
already running. If it is, I throw up a message box telling the user. What I
would like to do is also maximize the application, but I am unable to do so.
Does anyone have any experience with this.
TIA, Matt
Hello,
"Ignacio Machin" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > schrieb: I assume that you will kill the second instance and activate the first
one, if so all you have to do is call SetActiveWindow API:
You will have to attach the window to the thread's message queue
('AttachThreadI nput'):
<msdn>
The window must be attached to the calling thread's message queue.
</msdn>
--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
Hi Matt,
Have my application class. :-)
You can call it from Sub Main, Sub MainForm_Load or sometime later.
Regards,
Fergus
<code>
Imports System.Diagnost ics.Process
Public Class clsApp
'============== =============== =============== =============== ========
Public Shared Function tThereIsAnInsta nceOfThisProgra mAlreadyRunning _
(Optional tToActivateTheP revInstance As Boolean = False, _
Optional ProgramTitle As String = "?") As Boolean
Dim sProcessName As String
Dim aoProcList() As System.Diagnost ics.Process
sProcessName = GetCurrentProce ss.ProcessName
aoProcList = GetProcessesByN ame (sProcessName) 'At least 1.
If aoProcList.Leng th = 1 Then
'There's just me.
Return False
End If
If tToActivateTheP revInstance Then
ActivateMyBette rHalf (ProgramTitle)
End If
'Another me beat me to it.
Return True
End Function
'============== =============== =============== =============== ========
Public Shared Sub ActivateMyBette rHalf _
(Optional ProgramTitle As String = "?", _
Optional tToCallAppExit As Boolean = False)
Dim MainForm As Form = Nothing
If ProgramTitle = "?" Then
MainForm = Form.ActiveForm 'Assumes that it's the main Form.
If MainForm Is Nothing Then
Throw New Exception ("No ProgramTitle and no Main Form??")
End If
ProgramTitle = MainForm.Text
MainForm.Text = "About to die" 'So AppActivate avoids self.
End If
MsgBox ("This is " & ProgramTitle & "(2) saying ""Bye, bye"" :-(")
AppActivate (ProgramTitle)
If MainForm Is Nothing = False Then
MainForm.Close
End If
If tToCallAppExit Then
Application.Exi t
End If
'Or leave it to the caller to close down further as necessary.
End Sub
End Class
'============== =============== =============== =============== ========
Public Module MainMod
Public Sub Main
MsgBox ("Point 1")
If clsApp.tThereIs AnInstanceOfThi sProgramAlready Running (True,
"Form1") Then
Return
End If
MsgBox ("Point 2")
If clsApp.tThereIs AnInstanceOfThi sProgramAlready Running Then
clsApp.Activate MyBetterHalf ("Form1")
Return
End If
Dim F As New Form1
F.Show
Application.Run ()
End Sub
End Module
'============== =============== =============== =============== ========
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
MsgBox ("Point 3")
If clsApp.tThereIs AnInstanceOfThi sProgramAlready Running Then
'Form.ActiveFor m is not yet valid. So give the name.
clsApp.Activate MyBetterHalf (Me.Text)
Me.Close
Return
End If
End Sub
'============== =============== =============== =============== ========
Private Sub btnTest_Click(B yVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles btnTest.Click
MsgBox ("Point 4")
If clsApp.tThereIs AnInstanceOfThi sProgramAlready Running Then
clsApp.Activate MyBetterHalf (,True)
End If
End Sub
</code>
Hi Herfried,
Mutex looks good. Simple too. :-)
Now, how do you activate the other instance? Is it possible to associate a
value with a mutex?
Regards,
Fergus
Hello,
"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco .net> schrieb: Mutex looks good. Simple too. :-)
Now, how do you activate the other instance? Is it possible to associate a value with a mutex?
I think that's not easy. You can use 'AppActivate' with the other
instance's process ID (see documentation for 'AppActivate'). I recently
posted a 'PrevInstance' function which returned the 'Process' object for the
other instance by looping through the process list and comparing process
name and file name.
--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
Hi,
A mutex is a good idea, now the tricky part is set the focus to that other
process , I proposed using SetActiveWindow API call but as you mentioned you
need to be attached to the calling thread's message queue.
I'm using SetForegroundWi ndow to do this in a pocketPC application and it
works great:
[DllImport("user 32dll",EntryPoi nt="SetForegrou ndWindow")]
public static extern bool SetForegroundWi ndow(IntPtr hWnd);
Hope this help,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi*******@m.ac tivevb.de> wrote in message
news:ul******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Hello,
"Fergus Cooney" <fi******@tesco .net> schrieb: aoProcList = GetProcessesByN ame (sProcessName) 'At least 1. Notice that _different_ applications can have the same name. I would use
a 'Mutex' for detecting other instances of the application:
http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=...TNGP09.phx.gbl -- Herfried K. Wagner MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
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