Good morning
In vb.net how would one go about checking if the app is already running
Need some pointers on this
Thank
Deasun 3 1570
Thanks for the reply
itried what you gave me, but it comes back with
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
Same error message with all the code below
Any ideas to what is wrong? I am doing something wrong with the string value
Thank
Heres what i tried: (VB Sorry :(
1
Dim firstInstance As Boolea
Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "Local\\C:\Prog ram Files\CBSSE Apps\IT Utilities\F-Scan\bin\F-Scan.exe", firstInstance
2
Dim firstInstance As Boolea
Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "Local\\F-Scan.exe", firstInstance
3
Dim firstInstance As Boolea
Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "F-Scan.exe", firstInstance)
Deasun <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: Thanks for the reply. itried what you gave me, but it comes back with The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. Same error message with all the code below.
Any ideas to what is wrong? I am doing something wrong with the string value?
Yes. Firstly, you don't need the \\ - that's a C# escape sequence for
\. Secondly, you don't want to put the whole path to your app in the
string - just some unique name.
So, you might want:
"Local\CBSS E APPS - F-Scan"
Thanks
Heres what i tried: (VB Sorry :()
1] Dim firstInstance As Boolean Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "Local\\C:\Prog ram Files\CBSSE Apps\IT Utilities\F-Scan\bin\F-Scan.exe", firstInstance) 2] Dim firstInstance As Boolean Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "Local\\F-Scan.exe", firstInstance) 3] Dim firstInstance As Boolean Dim mut As New Mutex(False, "F-Scan.exe", firstInstance)
That last one should have worked, albeit not as a local mutex.
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Need some pointers on this
Thank
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