running prog

Hi All,

in my clipper-app would like to display imagefiles stored in a flexfile dbv
via a Windows-imageviewer-program.

So far so good. That works fine with MSPAINT, IFANVIEW, ....

Only problem: everytime the swpruncmd(....) from my app is done it launches
a new instances of the programm.

Question now: Is there a possibility to check from within a clipper-programm
if a specific windows-progr. is already running?
I considered creating/checking for  a flagfile which is created before the
viewer is started. But if the user closes the viewer manually the flagfile
is not deleted and the system won't work anymore.

Thanks for any hints

Thomas

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:42:23 +0100, "Thomas Venus"
<venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>in my clipper-app would like to display imagefiles stored in a flexfile dbv
>via a Windows-imageviewer-program.
>
>So far so good. That works fine with MSPAINT, IFANVIEW, ....
>
>Only problem: everytime the swpruncmd(....) from my app is done it launches
>a new instances of the programm.
>
>Question now: Is there a possibility to check from within a clipper-program
m
>if a specific windows-progr. is already running?
>I considered creating/checking for  a flagfile which is created before the
>viewer is started. But if the user closes the viewer manually the flagfile
>is not deleted and the system won't work anymore.
>
>Thanks for any hints
>
>Thomas
>
>

Hello Thomas,

I use a 32 bit console application to examine the program queue for
the tell-tale signature of the Windows application and to periodically
update that information. I will send you a copy by email.


Regards,

Ross McKenzie
ValuSoft
Melbourne Australia

valusoft AT optushome DOT com DOT au

Hello Ross,

thankyou very much for that wonderfull  tools (winprogs).
I already implemented it in my app and it works fine. Also I have a
few other ideas where to use this prog.
Thanks again and greeting from the cold and rainy :( Germany
Thomas


<Ross McKenzie> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:40617dab.20501109@news...
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:42:23 +0100, "Thomas Venus"
> <venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> wrote:
> 
dbv 
launches 
clipper-programm 
the 
flagfile 
>
> Hello Thomas,
>
> I use a 32 bit console application to examine the program queue for
> the tell-tale signature of the Windows application and to periodically
> update that information. I will send you a copy by email.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ross McKenzie
> ValuSoft
> Melbourne Australia
>
> valusoft AT optushome DOT com DOT au

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:10:44 +0100, "Thomas Venus"
<venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> wrote:

>Hello Ross,
>
>thankyou very much for that wonderfull  tools (winprogs).
>I already implemented it in my app and it works fine. Also I have a
>few other ideas where to use this prog.
>Thanks again and greeting from the cold and rainy :( Germany
>Thomas
>

Always pleased to hear about a success story Thomas.


Regards,

Ross McKenzie
ValuSoft
Melbourne Australia

valusoft AT optushome DOT com DOT au

Hello Ross and all the others,

I've got still another question.
I use the blinker swpruncmd() function to launch the windows imageviewer
program.
Is there a chance to return the program focus back to my calling clipper app
after the image viewer is
started ?
Thanks for any answer.
Thomas





<Ross McKenzie> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:40617dab.20501109@news...
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:42:23 +0100, "Thomas Venus"
> <venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> wrote:
> 
dbv 
launches 
clipper-programm 
the 
flagfile 
>
> Hello Thomas,
>
> I use a 32 bit console application to examine the program queue for
> the tell-tale signature of the Windows application and to periodically
> update that information. I will send you a copy by email.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ross McKenzie
> ValuSoft
> Melbourne Australia
>
> valusoft AT optushome DOT com DOT au

Hi Thomas,

One instance
I use the swpruncmd to Irfanview with a switch (/one) to allow just one
instance.

Reactivate window
I wrote a little Purebasic prog to put focus back to my window checks every
5 seconds. If you want the source or the binary I can mail it to you, it
simply does a left mouseclick in the window. It runs without an own window,
you just see it in the taskmanager.
By the way, it also disables the "closer" in the upper right corner of a
running MS-OUTLOOK, but thats another story....


Greetings from Hamburg
Tom


"Thomas Venus" <venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c3rs6v$9pm$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi All,
>
> in my clipper-app would like to display imagefiles stored in a flexfile
dbv
> via a Windows-imageviewer-program.
>
> So far so good. That works fine with MSPAINT, IFANVIEW, ....
>
> Only problem: everytime the swpruncmd(....) from my app is done it
launches
> a new instances of the programm.
>
> Question now: Is there a possibility to check from within a
clipper-programm
> if a specific windows-progr. is already running?
> I considered creating/checking for  a flagfile which is created before the
> viewer is started. But if the user closes the viewer manually the flagfile
> is not deleted and the system won't work anymore.
>
> Thanks for any hints
>
> Thomas
>
>

Hi Tom,

thanks for your answer,

Yes please, it would be very nice if you send me a copy of basic-prog,.

Thanx

Thomas
P.s. Viele Grüsse aus Süddeutschland


"itds" <hbgmail@itds.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:c4rvvk$ap$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hi Thomas,
>
> One instance
> I use the swpruncmd to Irfanview with a switch (/one) to allow just one
> instance.
>
> Reactivate window
> I wrote a little Purebasic prog to put focus back to my window checks
every
> 5 seconds. If you want the source or the binary I can mail it to you, it
> simply does a left mouseclick in the window. It runs without an own
window,
> you just see it in the taskmanager.
> By the way, it also disables the "closer" in the upper right corner of a
> running MS-OUTLOOK, but thats another story....
>
>
> Greetings from Hamburg
> Tom
>
>
> "Thomas Venus" <venus.thomas@wm-schmuck.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:c3rs6v$9pm$03$1@news.t-online.com... 
> dbv 
> launches 
> clipper-programm 
the 
flagfile 
>
>