Only One Open

[Champak]

I'm trying to make sure that I only have one script/exe open of what I am trying to put together. I did a search and came up with process exist and wait. However, when using those, it prevents the first instance of the script/exe from opening in the first place. Is there a way to make sure only one is open at a time? The reason I'm doing this, is when I have the same script open more than once...without it running...I get an error.

[Valuater]

there are many ways to do this

this is what i use

If UBound(ProcessList(@ScriptName)) > 2 Then
    MsgBox(262208, "* NOTE * ", "Welcome to AutoIt 1-2-3 was already running  ", 5)
    Exit
EndIf

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[Simucal]

Also, you could look up _Singleton in the help file.

[Champak]

Thanks Valuator, that worked. Simucal, I can't find that in the help manual.

Now there is another problem. I've set something up that will write the position of the window to the ini file, so it will open up in the same place that it closes. However, with this now, I get an error pop up when it prevents the second window from opening up relating to the ini write on autoexit function. It seems that this is happening because it is skipping over all of the variables and going straight to autoexit, so the function is unable to read the variables and arrays inbetween. Am I going to have to choose one or the other? Or is there a way around this?

[Simucal]

Simucal, I can't find that in the help manual.

Try checking the BETA helpfile.

Function Reference

_Singleton

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Check if no other occurrence is running.

#include <Misc.au3>

_Singleton($occurrenceName [,$flag=0 )))

Parameters

$occurrenceName string to identify the occurrence of the script

$flag when 1 the function return on error

Return Value

On Flag = 1 otherwise the script is exited

Success: Returns 1

Failure: Returns 0

Remarks

If an occurrence is already found the script is exited.

The second call to the function in the same running script will fail.

Example

#include "Misc.au3"

if _Singleton("test\test",1) = 0 Then

Msgbox(0,"Warning","An occurence of test is already running")

Exit

EndIf

Msgbox(0,"OK","the first occurence of test is running")

[Valuater]

Thanks Valuator, that worked. Simucal, I can't find that in the help manual.

Now there is another problem. I've set something up that will write the position of the window to the ini file, so it will open up in the same place that it closes. However, with this now, I get an error pop up when it prevents the second window from opening up relating to the ini write on autoexit function. It seems that this is happening because it is skipping over all of the variables and going straight to autoexit, so the function is unable to read the variables and arrays inbetween. Am I going to have to choose one or the other? Or is there a way around this?

Welcome...

the only way anyone can help you is to see your current script... we dont like to guess here

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