[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: How to know if application already runni

[Doug Pearson <doug-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd thought about using files, but hadn't considered a socket solution. 
   That sounds good and will work fine on any platform.  Thanks,

Doug

Benjamin Pasero wrote:

> Daniel Spiewak wrote:
>
>
> > You have several options on this one, only one of them having to do
> > with SWT itself.  The Display class has a method which returns an
> > array of all the Shell(s) open on that Display.  Alternatively, you
> > can use file-locking, even server sockets to implement the behavior.
>
>
> As far as I can see, a new Display class is created with each new SWT
> application. So, how should one display
> know of the Shells of another application? I dont think (and checked)
> that its working.
>
> sockets seem to be the best (and most common) way to achieve this.
>
> Ben
>
>
> > Daniel
> >
> > Doug Pearson wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Is there any way to detect from one SWT application if another SWT
> > > application is already running?
> > >
> > > In Windows the usual solution to this was using ::FindWindow() to
> > > look for the window class (or name).
> > >
> > > Is there anything like that or any alternative available in SWT?
> > >
> > > Doug