c# Single instance of an application on one machine
28/01/2010 Leave a comment
Some times you want one running instance for your application then you can deny another running instance with this code.
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace MyApp
{
static class Program
{
static Mutex _Mutex = null;
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
bool myAppFirstInstance;
_Mutex = new Mutex(true, "Global\\MyApp ", out myAppFirstInstance);
if (myAppFirstInstance)
Application.Run(new MainForm());
else
MessageBox.Show("There is already exists a running instance of this application",
"Warning",
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
}
}
}