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RE: [WIN] run only one instance of selected program

• Posted by Judith <camping at txcyber.com> Jun 24, 2001
• 683 views

Euman wrote:
> I stuck it in right after the include of win32lib.ew
> like this and it works for me..
> 
> include win32lib.ew
> 
>  if setAppName("Win32Lib IDE") != 0 then
>      abort(0)
>  end if
> 
> include xpm_icon.e
> include ide_xpm.ew
> include ruler.ew    --Travis Beaty
> include shrtPath.ew --Wolf Fritz
> 
> 
> With this you wont be able to start another instance
> of the IDE as long as both copies your trying to
> run have this code in it

> 
> e.g:
> If you have an already compiled IDE.exe that doesnt
> have this code then sure, it will run.

Oh, I didn't understand that it had to be compiled. In any event Dan 
doesn't need me to make this change.

Thanks,

Judith

> 
> Euman
> euman at bellsouth.net
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Judith" <camping at txcyber.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 04:27
> Subject: RE: [WIN] run only one instance of selected program
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Euman wrote:
> > > Add this to the top of the IDE
> > > 
> > > if setAppName("Win32Lib IDE") != 0 then
> > >     abort(0)
> > > end if
> > > 
> > > this adds only one instance to run at any one time.
> > 
> > I tried using this and more than one IDE can be started. Where does the 
> > "Win32Lib IDE" come from? I use that only in my About box.
> > 
> > Judith
> > > 
> > > Euman
> > > euman at bellsouth.net
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <DanMoyer at PRODIGY.NET>
> > > To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 21:54
> > > Subject: [WIN] run only one instance of selected program
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I have a button in my RunDemos which causes the IDE to run, (and another
> > > > which causes Wolfgang's Tutorial to run); but if the IDE were already
> > > > running, I would want the button *not* to cause another instance of the 
> > > > IDE
> > > > to run, but just bring up the already running instance.  I've looked at
> > > > Wolf's examples which relate (kick-it 1,2&3), but can't figure out how 
> > > > to do
> > > > it.
> > > > 
> > > > Help!
> > > > 
> > > > Dan Moyer
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
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