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25 Mar 2011CPOL 11.1K   5   5
Maybe this is helpful, it tries to switch to the first running instance:namespace UltraSimple.Win{ static class Program { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd); [STAThread] ...

Maybe this is helpful, it tries to switch to the first running instance:


C#
namespace UltraSimple.Win
{
    static class Program
    {
        [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
        public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Process oProcess = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
            Process[] aoProcesses = Process.GetProcessesByName(oProcess.ProcessName);
            if (aoProcesses.Length > 1)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(
                      "The application \""
                    + oProcess.ProcessName
                    + "\" is already running.", "Ultrasimple");
                Program.SetForegroundWindow(aoProcesses[aoProcesses[0].Id == 
                        oProcess.Id ? 1 : 0].MainWindowHandle);
                return;
            }
            ...
        }
    }
}

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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
raj ch6-Jul-13 0:11
raj ch6-Jul-13 0:11 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 The SetForgroundWindow is a nice fea... Pin
Roy from Detroit12-Dec-11 4:52
Roy from Detroit12-Dec-11 4:52 
Reason for my vote of 5
The SetForgroundWindow is a nice feature, it tries to help solve the original problem (that the user apparently lost the window), instead of simply stopping the user and increasing frustration.
GeneralHave not done a perf mon on both of the solutions, but findi... Pin
zenwalker198516-Oct-11 4:05
zenwalker198516-Oct-11 4:05 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 nice alternative Pin
charles henington22-Apr-11 6:07
charles henington22-Apr-11 6:07 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Reason for my vote of 5 Nice way to... Pin
RK_DBA14-Apr-11 17:44
RK_DBA14-Apr-11 17:44 

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