>I have a client who needs to see if another is application is running on a workstation at the same time as a custom built VFP app is running. For example, VFP application A is running and it wants to see if Excel is running. Is there a way to query the OS via a WinAPI call to see if Excel is indeed running and if possible, get an object handle to Excel so that it can be "controlled" by the VFP application.
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>An outline of the logic is this:
>Is Excel running?
>....Yes, then do this: oExcel = handle returned by the call to the WinAPI
>....No, then do this: oExcel = CreateObject( 'Excel.Application' )
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>Then code procedes on using the "oExcel" object.
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>Can this be done?

See FILE#9292. I think it may be exactly what you need.