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Started by Krisc January 29, 2008 04:32 PM

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Krisc

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January 29, 2008 04:32 PM

I want to be able to open a file in an application and then be able to open further files from the OS into that instance of the application. I can get the process that is running and make sure that only one instance runs, but am having trouble sending it the file to open. I am using WinForms, but can use the .net 3.5 stuff.

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SiCrane

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January 29, 2008 04:45 PM

There are several different ways to do this. One option is here, which leverages some things built for Visual Basic .NET that you can still access from other .NET languages. You can also try use WM_COPYDATA, named pipes or other IPC mechanisms.