File Association with script....

[Armand]

hey there,

I've read the FAQ and yet it remains a mystery to me... i can associate a file with my script and it works... as i click on the file twice it runs my script and sends the params to it as should... however, i want the associated file to work with my script also after it was ran....

Eg:

#A. I double click my file "toxins.bui" => compiled script is launched, it recognises the $CmdLine[$n] and it acts accordingly.

#B. As the compiled script is still runing i double click "toxins.bui" again and it runs a second instance of my compiled script.

*>> I want it not to run the script over and over again, but instead to send the parameters to the already active script, how do i do that ?

[line in WinAmp... when you double click a .mp3 file, it just adds it in the list instead of opening a new winamp instance...]

[PsaltyDS]

hey there,

I've read the FAQ and yet it remains a mystery to me... i can associate a file with my script and it works... as i click on the file twice it runs my script and sends the params to it as should... however, i want the associated file to work with my script also after it was ran....

Eg:

#A. I double click my file "toxins.bui" => compiled script is launched, it recognises the $CmdLine[$n] and it acts accordingly.

#B. As the compiled script is still runing i double click "toxins.bui" again and it runs a second instance of my compiled script.

*>> I want it not to run the script over and over again, but instead to send the parameters to the already active script, how do i do that ?

[line in WinAmp... when you double click a .mp3 file, it just adds it in the list instead of opening a new winamp instance...]

I think you would have to detect the condition with _Singleton(), pass the new file to the first instance via interprocess comms (WM_COPYDATA message, write to a hidden control, etc.), and then exit the second instance.

It sounds like fun! If I get a moment this evening I'll code a demo.

muttley

[James]

If ProcessExists("program.exe") Then OpenInSameWindow()

[PsaltyDS]

If ProcessExists("program.exe") Then OpenInSameWindow()

The problem with that is the first instance will see itself with ProcessExists(), so that doesn't tell you if there is more than one running.

You could use

$avProcList = ProcessList("program.exe")
If $avProcList[0] > 1 Then ...

But that will change behavior based on compiled/uncompiled script.

That's why _Singleton() make sense for this.

muttley

[Armand]

Oky, Fixed.... Sorry for Bump....

Edited July 22, 2008 by Armand