Looking for a way to start twice an application
[250 byte] By [martinelligegea] at [2007-10-2 16:50:02] 
I have a standalone application running on a Windows/XP platform.I'd like to prohibit a user to start this application if it is already running.Any suggestion will be be welcome (If possible, to be not OS dependent ).Gege
Sorry the title of this queston is wrong. It should be Looking for a way to avoid starting twice an application
martinelligegea at 2007-7-13 18:01:33 >
Try to open a socket.Iff it's already in use, another instance of your program must be running.
CeciNEstPasUnProgrammeura at 2007-7-13 18:01:33 >
Some applications try to avoid this by opening a server socket of a specific port, some hold a file lock ... Either solution has its drawbacks.
quittea at 2007-7-13 18:01:33 >
I have defined a server socket and it works fine. Thanks
martinelligegea at 2007-7-13 18:01:33 >
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