>>Is there a way in VB to check whether the EXE being loaded is already running? Plus, if the EXE *is* already running, can VB exit the program which just started and give focus to the original?

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>Yes you can check whether your application is already loaded with the PrevInstance property of the App object.

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Éric,

Thank you very much for your reply. That is exactly what I needed!

Michael Reynolds