How do I check for multiple instances of a program running from within a program?

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Mon, 2012-11-19 05:22

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AmigaOneFan

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How do I check for multiple instances of a program running from within a program?

There must be a very simple way to do this.

How can I have a program check to see if an instance of it is already running in OS4, using C? I want to prevent the possibility of multiple instances running at the same time.

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Mon, 2012-11-19 07:01

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Set up a named public message

Set up a named public message port or semaphore or turn your application into a basic Commodity which allows only one instance.

Mon, 2012-11-19 16:15

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Re: How do I check for multiple instances of a program...

turn your application into a basic Commodity which allows only one instance

Better than that, register your app with the Application Library and set it up as a unique application.

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Mon, 2012-11-19 16:26

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Can the utility.library name

Can the utility.library name space functions also help here?

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