[Bill]
>> If I'm not mistaken (and I certainly could be) I believe this recipe
>> is used to control instances of an already running *script*. While I'm
>> trying to control a completely different executable (program) written
>> by someone else.
[Alan]
> Nope, its si8mply creating an arbitrary
> If I'm not mistaken (and I certainly could be) I believe this recipe is
> used to control instances of an already running *script*. While I'm
> trying to control a completely different executable (program) written by
> someone else.
Nope, its si8mply creating an arbitrary Mutex, which is like
[Bill]
>>>Desktop to the executable). The problem is, only *one* person at a time
>>>should run the program.
>
[Snip some good advise about file problems (that I'll look in to)]
[André]
> However, there is a Cookbook solution that does, I believe, that what
> the original poster asked:
> http://
[Bill]
>> Desktop to the executable). The problem is, only *one* person at a time
>> should run the program.
>
[Alan]
> The usual way of doing this is simply to create an empty file
> when the program starts and delete it when the program closes
> In python:
>
> ##
> # File : exRun.p
> > The usual way of doing this is simply to create an empty file
> > when the program starts and delete it when the program closes
> Couldn't this approach cause problems if the Python program crashes,
> leaving behind the empty file?
Yes, but its very easy for the administrator to delete the ro
On 4/8/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Desktop to the executable). The problem is, only *one* person at a time
> > should run the program.
[snip]
>
> The usual way of doing this is simply to create an empty file
> when the program starts and delete it when the program closes
> In pyt
> Desktop to the executable). The problem is, only *one* person at a time
> should run the program.
> Now here's my solution:
> 1. Create a program let's call it 'myProg' that spawns 'otherProg'.
> 2. 'myProg' will utilize a config file.
> 3. When 'myProg' is started it looks in the config file t
