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Avoiding multiple instances of an app
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24/06/2002 16:28:18
 
 
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19/06/2002 23:12:24
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Windows
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Third party products
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00670424
Message ID:
00671821
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>Hi
>
>Sorry for my errors. I want to avoid multiple instances of any app.
>Hope u got the answer now <g>.
>Please, don't point to any thread, 'cuz I only got the basic membership.
>
>Regards
>
>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I wonder if there is a freeware or something that can't avoid opening
>>>multiple instances of an app in a workstation
>>>
>>>TIA

You would want to use a 'mutex' or 'semaphore'. A quick search on Google for 'mutex foxpro' netted the following links:

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=147&function=84
http://advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/TASKG05
http://advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/TASKG05UD

I haven't personally tested any code in those links. Note that the third link is an update to the second link.

Hope this helps.
Bill de Veas
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