single instance Windows application

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Hello House, please how do I make C# windows application to run only one instance after creating setup?

Posted 19-May-13 7:41am

Uwakpeter

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[no name] 19-May-13 13:44pm

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22C%23%22+single+instance although I do not understand what you think creating a setup has to do with single instance applications.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-May-13 14:12pm

This is not as simple as it may seem. Many solutions are not satisfactory, and it's hard to find a better one.
So, please see my answer.
—SA

[no name] 19-May-13 14:21pm

Well more power to you if your guess is correct. I do not see anything anywhere in the "question" that has anything at all to do with command line processing or passing command line to already running instances of applications. All I see is "make C# windows application to run only one instance" which is very easy to do and some nonsense about a setup.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-May-13 14:53pm

This is not just about extra power, it's about everything else, explained. Anyway, thanks for reading my posts.
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-May-13 14:14pm

Good question, but it has nothing to do with setup. There is no such option, so your application itself should implement this behavior.
I answered in detail.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-05-19T08:12:00

Solution 1

Please see my past answers:
Enter multiple commands to only one process instance[^],
Custom Windows right-click command launching multiple instances[^].

—SA

Posted 19-May-13 8:12am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov