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This solution works in Windows environment under Visual Studio.I don't know if there is a Linux equivalent.I use a counter common for all processes.#pragma data_seg("counter") // counter common for all processesLONG gs_nCtApp = -1; #pragma data_seg()#pragma comment(linker,...
27 Sep 2010bleedingfingers
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I want to share a simple class I use for this purpose. The class operates on kernel objects.
Solution II used to use following simple way to manage the single instance of the app.//Usually I append the UID to the application name to achieve the unique object name.TCHAR szAppName[] = _T("Application_Name_999e7ba3-e8fc-4c21-985b-ab11f39ce759");HANDLE hMutex =...
I've been programming since 1985 - starting with Fortran 77, then moving onto assembler, C and C++ in about 1991. I also know enough Java and Python to read code but you probably wouldn't want me writing it.
I've worked in a wide variety of application areas - defense, banking, games and security with the longest stints being in security. I also seem to end up programming devices far too often. This time I'm programming terahertz band body scanners.
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