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How to detect if another process is running and bring it to the foreground ?

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    Anand Todkar
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    Any idea how to detect if another executable of same application is running and bring it to the foreground ? Thanks in advance

    Thanks, Anand.

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      Any idea how to detect if another executable of same application is running and bring it to the foreground ? Thanks in advance

      Thanks, Anand.

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      Nishad S
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      Anand Todkar wrote:

      another executable of same application

      You can use a mutex object.

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      • A Anand Todkar

        Any idea how to detect if another executable of same application is running and bring it to the foreground ? Thanks in advance

        Thanks, Anand.

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        Mark Salsbery
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        Check this out: Avoiding Multiple Application Instances[^] Mark

        Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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          Check this out: Avoiding Multiple Application Instances[^] Mark

          Mark Salsbery Microsoft MVP - Visual C++ :java:

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          Thanks mark, it works.

          Thanks, Anand.

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