Thread: One process at a time

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    One process at a time

    Hi,

    I want to have one process of my app running at a time. How can I do this?
    OK, that's the basic question. Now I'll give some more details:
    I'm making a control panel app. I've kept it pretty basic for testing purpose. So this is the code:
    Code:
    BOOL CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
    {
    	switch(uMsg)
    	{
    	case WM_CLOSE:
    		EndDialog(hWnd, 0);
    		return true;
    	}
    
    	return false;
    }
    
    LONG CALLBACK CPlApplet(HWND  hwndCPl,	
    						UINT  uMsg,	
    						LONG  lParam1,
    						LONG  lParam2)
    {
    	CPLINFO *		CL;
    
    	switch (uMsg) { 
            case CPL_INIT:      // first message, sent once 
    			return true;
                break; 
     
            case CPL_GETCOUNT:  // second message, sent once 
                return 1; 
     
            case CPL_INQUIRE: // third message, sent once per app 
    			CL = (CPLINFO *) lParam2;
    
    			CL->idIcon	= IDI_MAIN;
    			CL->idInfo	= IDS_INFO;
    			CL->idName	= IDS_NAME;
    			
                break; 
     
            case CPL_SELECT:    // applet icon selected 
                break; 
     
            case CPL_DBLCLK:    // applet icon double-clicked  
    			DialogBox(g_hMod, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOG1), NULL, DlgProc);
    			break;
    			
            case CPL_STOP:      // sent once per app. before CPL_EXIT 
                break; 
     
            case CPL_EXIT:    // sent once before FreeLibrary is called 
                break; 
     
            default: 
                break; 
        } 
    	return 0;
    }
    So when it starts, I create a modal dialog box, without a parent. This is what I want (non parent) because then it is displayed in the taskbar. (or is there another way to put it there with a parent) But now if you create multiple instances of it, it kinda works and doesn't work. There's only one instance created (the second call does nothing, I don't know why), but the window doesn't get focus and that's also what I want.
    If I give the dialog box a parent it does get focus (but like I said I want it in the task bar).
    Is there a way around this?
    And another question. I create control panels with "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL file.cpl". So there all controlled by rundll, which I guess only opens the control panel app one time, so subsequent calls to the same cpl are ignored?

    I hope you could follow it, if not just say so and I'll try again

    Joren

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    The way I ensure there is only one copy of my program running, I think that's what you mean, is to call CreateMutex() with a name unique to my application, then a call to GetLastError(). If the application created the mutex, then there are no other instances running, if there were, GetLastError() will return ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS and I exit.
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    I have posted code for file mapping to tell if your app is already running, do a search.

    If you want your app to appear in the task bar create a window, with a reg. class, and hide it. Or create it with 1x1 dimensions and move it if the user moves your dialog.
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