Detecting that a program is already running

[Joecx]

Hi
Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if my
program is already running if someone tries to run it again while it's already
running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something in the
file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not running, but I was
hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this yet?

Joe

[Raghavendra T V]

Hi Joe,

You can try this code

' Imports System.Diagnost ics.

Dim p As Process
For Each p In Process.GetProc esses
lstProcesses.It ems.Add(p)
Next

you get a list of process running in the machine may be you can check your
program in the list of process and
if its there then its running else not !

Hope this helps you

Thanks
Raghavendra
"Joecx" <jo***@aol.co m> wrote in message
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Hi
Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if my
program is already running if someone tries to run it again while it's already running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something in the file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not running, but I was hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this yet?
Joe

[ToddT]

in the past, i have used the win32 findwindow api to do this. i wonder
if there is a .net solution...
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:52:05 +0530, "Raghavendr a T V"
<ra*****@hotmai l.com> wrote:

Hi Joe,

You can try this code

' Imports System.Diagnost ics.

Dim p As Process
For Each p In Process.GetProc esses
lstProcesses.It ems.Add(p)
Next

you get a list of process running in the machine may be you can check your
program in the list of process and
if its there then its running else not !

Hope this helps you

Thanks
Raghavendra
"Joecx" <jo***@aol.co m> wrote in message
news:20******* *************** *****@mb-m21.aol.com...

Hi
Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if my
program is already running if someone tries to run it again while it's

already

running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something in

the

file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not running, but I

was

hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this

yet?

Joe

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Joecx <jo***@aol.co m> wrote:

Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if my
program is already running if someone tries to run it again while it's already
running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something in the
file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not running, but I was
hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this yet?

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

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[The Devil]

In VB6 I used:

http://internettrash.com/users/fdb/already.htm

If App.PrevInstanc e = True Then
MsgBox("The program is already running!")
End
End If

Maybe there's an equivalent in c#
Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

Joecx <jo***@aol.co m> wrote:

Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if my
program is already running if someone tries to run it again while it's
already
running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something
in the file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not
running, but I was
hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this
yet?

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

--
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new material added 9/5

[The Devil]

Ok, wait.

I guess this guy has the answer:
http://www.dotnetspider.com/Technology/KBPages/631.aspx
7> Now Paste the following snippet right after the Main functions
starts before the existing line.

Process aProcess = Process.GetCurr entProcess();
string aProcName = aProcess.Proces sName;

if (Process.GetPro cessesByName(aP rocName).Length > 1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("The application is already
running!!","Tes t",MessageBoxBu ttons.OK,Messag eBoxIcon.Stop);
Application.Exi tThread();
}


The Devil wrote:

In VB6 I used:

http://internettrash.com/users/fdb/already.htm

If App.PrevInstanc e = True Then
MsgBox("The program is already running!")
End
End If

Maybe there's an equivalent in c#
Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

Joecx <jo***@aol.co m> wrote:

Does anyone have the code or maybe give me a start on how to detect if
my program is already running if someone tries to run it again while
it's already
running? I know I could do this with a dummy file by putting something
in the file while it's running and emptying the file when it's not
running, but I was
hoping for something a little more professional. Has anyone done this
yet?

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

--
incognito http://kentpsychedelic.blogspot.com
new material added 9/5

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

The Devil <el******@hadez .nyc.spamo> wrote:

Ok, wait.

I guess this guy has the answer:
http://www.dotnetspider.com/Technology/KBPages/631.aspx
7> Now Paste the following snippet right after the Main functions
starts before the existing line.

Process aProcess = Process.GetCurr entProcess();
string aProcName = aProcess.Proces sName;

if (Process.GetPro cessesByName(aP rocName).Length > 1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("The application is already
running!!","Tes t",MessageBoxBu ttons.OK,Messag eBoxIcon.Stop);
Application.Exi tThread();
}

That's not a terribly *good* answer though - it fails if anyone happens
to use the same process name. I gave you a link to a better answer in
my previous post though.

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

The Devil <el******@hadez .nyc.spamo> wrote:

Ok, wait.

I guess this guy has the answer:
http://www.dotnetspider.com/Technology/KBPages/631.aspx
7> Now Paste the following snippet right after the Main functions
starts before the existing line.

Process aProcess = Process.GetCurr entProcess();
string aProcName = aProcess.Proces sName;

if (Process.GetPro cessesByName(aP rocName).Length > 1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("The application is already
running!!","Tes t",MessageBoxBu ttons.OK,Messag eBoxIcon.Stop);
Application.Exi tThread();
}

That's not a terribly *good* answer though - it fails if anyone happens
to use the same process name. I gave you a link to a better answer in
my previous post though.

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Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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