Re: How do I ensure only one version of my executable is running
You're right if the second instance exited before the first instance got the
information that wouldn't work right, but perhaps the second instance could
copy the information to the first instance before exiting. The MAX_PATH
thing has always been a problem.
PJ's class uses WM_COPYDATA and it works fine. I'm going to play with
David's idea though. It sounds interesting and a lot more simple if it can
do all the same things. However, the CSingleInstance class has been working
for me for a long time so I kind don't want to fix something that isn't
broke... so to speak.
Tom
"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@flounder.com> wrote in message
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Some problems here...
The MAX_PATH value for the command line is far too small. Imagine six
filenames with long
paths on the command line. There must be a lock protecting this variable,
which is set by
the sender and released by the receiver, and a mutex or CRITICAL_SECTION
will not work
for this; it must be a binary semaphore. It is usually better to use
something llike
WM_COPYDATA to send the command line information across.
joe
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