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===Test whether an Application is already running===
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{{AppIsRunning}}
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==Test whether an Application is already running==
 
Here's a unit that works under both Windows and Linux
 
Here's a unit that works under both Windows and Linux
*There's no need to pass the full application path to the function - the ExeName will usually do
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*There's no need to pass the full application path to the function - the ExeName will usually do. Below code cannot find out its own exename though.
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unit uappisrunning;
 
unit uappisrunning;
  
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implementation
 
implementation
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// These functions return Zero if app is NOT running
 
// These functions return Zero if app is NOT running
 
// Override them if you have a better implementation
 
// Override them if you have a better implementation
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{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
 
{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
 
function WindowsAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
 
function WindowsAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
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   FSnapshotHandle: THandle;
 
   FSnapshotHandle: THandle;
 
   FProcessEntry32: TProcessEntry32;
 
   FProcessEntry32: TProcessEntry32;
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begin
 
begin
 
   FSnapshotHandle := CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
 
   FSnapshotHandle := CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
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   ContinueLoop := Process32First(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
 
   ContinueLoop := Process32First(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
 
   Result := 0;
 
   Result := 0;
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   while integer(ContinueLoop) <> 0 do
 
   while integer(ContinueLoop) <> 0 do
 
     begin
 
     begin
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     ContinueLoop := Process32Next(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
 
     ContinueLoop := Process32Next(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
 
     end;
 
     end;
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   CloseHandle(FSnapshotHandle);
 
   CloseHandle(FSnapshotHandle);
 
end;
 
end;
 
{$ENDIF}
 
{$ENDIF}
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{$IFDEF LINUX}
 
{$IFDEF LINUX}
 
function LinuxAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
 
function LinuxAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
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   t: TProcess;
 
   t: TProcess;
 
   s: TStringList;
 
   s: TStringList;
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begin
 
begin
 
   Result := 0;
 
   Result := 0;
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   t.CommandLine := 'ps -C ' + ExeName;
 
   t.CommandLine := 'ps -C ' + ExeName;
 
   t.Options := [poUsePipes, poWaitonexit];
 
   t.Options := [poUsePipes, poWaitonexit];
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     try
 
     try
 
     t.Execute;
 
     t.Execute;
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     t.Free;
 
     t.Free;
 
     end;
 
     end;
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end;
 
end;
 
{$ENDIF}
 
{$ENDIF}
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function AppIsRunning(const ExeName: string):Boolean;
 
function AppIsRunning(const ExeName: string):Boolean;
 
begin
 
begin
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{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
 
{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
 
   Result:=(WindowsAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
 
   Result:=(WindowsAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
 
{$ENDIF}
 
{$ENDIF}
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{$IFDEF LINUX}
 
{$IFDEF LINUX}
 
   Result:=(LinuxAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
 
   Result:=(LinuxAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
 
{$ENDIF}
 
{$ENDIF}
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end;
 
end;
 
end.
 
end.
 
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</syntaxhighlight>
  
[[Minesadorada]]
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==See also==
 
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* [[UniqueInstance]]
[[Category:Code]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:36, 19 June 2020

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Test whether an Application is already running

Here's a unit that works under both Windows and Linux

  • There's no need to pass the full application path to the function - the ExeName will usually do. Below code cannot find out its own exename though.
unit uappisrunning;

{$mode objfpc}{$H+}

interface

uses
  Classes, SysUtils
  {$IFDEF WINDOWS}, Windows, JwaTlHelp32{$ENDIF}
  {$IFDEF LINUX},process{$ENDIF};
// JwaTlHelp32 is in fpc\packages\winunits-jedi\src\jwatlhelp32.pas

// Returns TRUE if EXEName is running under Windows or Linux
// Don't pass an .exe extension to Linux!
function AppIsRunning(const ExeName: string):Boolean;

implementation

// These functions return Zero if app is NOT running
// Override them if you have a better implementation

{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
function WindowsAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
var
  ContinueLoop: BOOL;
  FSnapshotHandle: THandle;
  FProcessEntry32: TProcessEntry32;

begin
  FSnapshotHandle := CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
  FProcessEntry32.dwSize := SizeOf(FProcessEntry32);
  ContinueLoop := Process32First(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
  Result := 0;

  while integer(ContinueLoop) <> 0 do
    begin
    if ((UpperCase(ExtractFileName(FProcessEntry32.szExeFile)) =
      UpperCase(ExeName)) or (UpperCase(FProcessEntry32.szExeFile) =
      UpperCase(ExeName))) then
      begin
      Inc(Result);
      // SendMessage(Exit-Message) possible?
      end;
    ContinueLoop := Process32Next(FSnapshotHandle, FProcessEntry32);
    end;

  CloseHandle(FSnapshotHandle);
end;
{$ENDIF}

{$IFDEF LINUX}
function LinuxAppIsRunning(const ExeName: string): integer;
var
  t: TProcess;
  s: TStringList;

begin
  Result := 0;
  t := tprocess.Create(nil);
  t.CommandLine := 'ps -C ' + ExeName;
  t.Options := [poUsePipes, poWaitonexit];

    try
    t.Execute;
    s := TStringList.Create;
      try
      s.LoadFromStream(t.Output);
      Result := Pos(ExeName, s.Text);
      finally
      s.Free;
      end;
    finally
    t.Free;
    end;

end;
{$ENDIF}

function AppIsRunning(const ExeName: string):Boolean;
begin

{$IFDEF WINDOWS}
  Result:=(WindowsAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
{$ENDIF}

{$IFDEF LINUX}
  Result:=(LinuxAppIsRunning(ExeName) > 0);
{$ENDIF}

end;
end.

See also