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What is the correct way to create a single instance application?
How to force C# .net app to run only one instance in Windows?
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct way to create a single instance application?
How to force C# .net app to run only one instance in Windows?
I prefer a mutex solution similar to the following. As this way it re-focuses on the app if it is already loaded
using System.Threading;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
bool createdNew = true;
using (Mutex mutex = new Mutex(true, "MyApplicationName", out createdNew))
{
if (createdNew)
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new MainForm());
}
else
{
Process current = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
foreach (Process process in Process.GetProcessesByName(current.ProcessName))
{
if (process.Id != current.Id)
{
SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
break;
}
}
}
}
}
This is what I use in my application:
static void Main()
{
bool mutexCreated = false;
System.Threading.Mutex mutex = new System.Threading.Mutex( true, @"Local\slimCODE.slimKEYS.exe", out mutexCreated );
if( !mutexCreated )
{
if( MessageBox.Show(
"slimKEYS is already running. Hotkeys cannot be shared between different instances. Are you sure you wish to run this second instance?",
"slimKEYS already running",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
MessageBoxIcon.Question ) != DialogResult.Yes )
{
mutex.Close();
return;
}
}
// The usual stuff with Application.Run()
mutex.Close();
}