RevSession opening issue (was RE: RunRev versus WinRar)

[xbury.cs at clearstream.com]

I did find one similar bugzilla 2596 but the issue is different if not 
ironical ;)

The bugzilla for the single instance rev launching requenst is 2776.

As for some programming references, I'll see what our guru says...

cheers
Xavier

On 11.04.2005 09:03:28 use-revolution-bounces wrote:
>On 4/11/05 12:20 AM, "Richard Gaskin" <ambassador at fourthworld.com> wrote:
>
>> In fact, if the combined efforts of Ken and myself are any indication,
>> it's not even simple to find out how to do it.  The best we could turn
>> up are workaround snippets from third parties; we could not turn up a
>> Microsoft recommendation for implementing single-instance apps, and the
>> issue appears to be avoided altogether in the Microsoft HIG.
>>
>> If you have a URL to a Microsoft recommendation in their code examples
>> and/or HIG please add it to your Bugzilla feature request.
>
>Here's some interesting info on multiple/single instances:
>
>Article at DeveloperFusion by Joseph Newcomer
>==============================
>I found a very good description of the problem and also how Microsoft
>chooses mistaken approaches to handle multiple instances themselves. 
Here's
>the URL:
>
>http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/1716/4/
>
>That and the next 6 pages (hit "next") give you these articles:
>
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - The basic problem
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - Why FindWindow doesn't
>work
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - Send Message: Race
>Conditions
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - Shared Variable: A
>different problem
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - Generalizing the solution
>for NT
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - The source code
>Avoiding Multiple Instances of an Application - Summary
>
>Of course, this *still* isn't Microsoft's official stance on things.
>
>Article from Microsoft
>=============
>However here's an article *from* Microsoft on "How to Write an 
Application
>That Supports Fast User Switching in Windows XP":
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310153/EN-US/
>
>Where you get the curious (funny!) statement:
>
>"Note that wherever possible you must ensure that Windows XP applications
>support multiple instances running simultaneously in the same or 
different
>user sessions. Applications that do not allow multiple instances are not
>considered best-practice Windows XP applications."
>
>ROFLOL!
>
>Go figure!
>
>Ken Ray
>Sons of Thunder Software
>Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
>Email: kray at sonsothunder.com
>
>
>
>
>
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