there is a component on the Delphi Super Page (and prob most other Dephi
comp sites) that is calles "JustOne".
It works just fine for this sort of thing, as that is what is is designed
for.
There are various others out there too, but check the search engine at the
DSP first.
Cheers, Jeremy Coulter (chief software engineer)
Visual Software Solutions
Christchurch, New Zealand
PH 03-3521595
FAX 03-3521596
MOBILE 021-2150435
www.vss.co.nz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Steven Wild
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 09:24
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: [DUG]: Determining instance already running
>
>
> I have a programme that I only want to run one instance of at any one
> time on a specific machine. Short of putting a message in the
> registry (which is a problem if the instance crashes - which it
> could), how do I get an instance at startup to determine if another
> instance is running (& yes, it could be running from a separate
> directory but i have no pity on someone if they change its name as
> well!)
>
> Steven
>
>
>
>
> Wild Software Ltd
> P O Box 33-216
> Christchurch
> NEW ZEALAND
>
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