Only one app running at a time

[Tom Garik]

Hi,

Anyone knows the answer to this one: I have .NET application that I want to
allow at most one to be running at any given time. If one is already running
bring it to the front if someone tries to run it again. This seems pretty
standard in Win32 but I just wonder if there is .NET way to do the same
without pinvoke. Appreciate it. Thanks.

Tom

[K. Shier]

i have seen Herfried's detection routines and am using one almost verbatim
in my app. (it works good - thanks Herfried!) But, i would still like to
know what the process is to activate an existing instance once it is
detected. if you learn anything on this, Tom, please post back!

thanks! =)

"Tom Garik" <to******@ok.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

Anyone knows the answer to this one: I have .NET application that I want to allow at most one to be running at any given time. If one is already running bring it to the front if someone tries to run it again. This seems pretty
standard in Win32 but I just wonder if there is .NET way to do the same
without pinvoke. Appreciate it. Thanks.

Tom

[Tom Garik]

Thanks Herfried and all. As for bringing existing instance to the front I
think you might be able to use
Control.FromHandle(process.MainWindowHandle).Bring ToFront() after getting
the process using PrevInstance(). Haven't tried it yet but it should work.
"K. Shier" <ks*****@spamAtYourOwnRisk.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ez**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

i have seen Herfried's detection routines and am using one almost verbatim
in my app. (it works good - thanks Herfried!) But, i would still like to
know what the process is to activate an existing instance once it is
detected. if you learn anything on this, Tom, please post back!

thanks! =)

"Tom Garik" <to******@ok.com> wrote in message
news:vo************@corp.supernews.com...

Hi,

Anyone knows the answer to this one: I have .NET application that I want

to

allow at most one to be running at any given time. If one is already

running

bring it to the front if someone tries to run it again. This seems pretty standard in Win32 but I just wonder if there is .NET way to do the same
without pinvoke. Appreciate it. Thanks.

Tom

[K. Shier]

i will check it out, thanks! =)

"Tom Garik" <to******@ok.com> wrote in message
news:vo************@corp.supernews.com...

Thanks Herfried and all. As for bringing existing instance to the front I
think you might be able to use
Control.FromHandle(process.MainWindowHandle).Bring ToFront() after getting
the process using PrevInstance(). Haven't tried it yet but it should work.
"K. Shier" <ks*****@spamAtYourOwnRisk.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ez**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

i have seen Herfried's detection routines and am using one almost verbatim

in my app. (it works good - thanks Herfried!) But, i would still like to know what the process is to activate an existing instance once it is
detected. if you learn anything on this, Tom, please post back!

thanks! =)

"Tom Garik" <to******@ok.com> wrote in message
news:vo************@corp.supernews.com...

Hi,

Anyone knows the answer to this one: I have .NET application that I want

to

allow at most one to be running at any given time. If one is already

running

bring it to the front if someone tries to run it again. This seems

pretty standard in Win32 but I just wonder if there is .NET way to do the

same without pinvoke. Appreciate it. Thanks.

Tom