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Except for possibly a few languages, this task is highly operating system dependent. |
Except for possibly a few languages, this task is highly operating system dependent. |
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It's probably not a good task for rosettacode.--[[User:64.238.49.65|64.238.49.65]] 20:30, 19 November 2008 (UTC) |
It's probably not a good task for rosettacode.--[[User:64.238.49.65|64.238.49.65]] 20:30, 19 November 2008 (UTC) |
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: It's a very common problem, and platform-specific code isn't inappropriate, as long as the platform is identified in the example. --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 02:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC) |
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== VB solution == |
== VB solution == |
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It looks like the VB solution only checks for previously run instances of the application. What about instances started after this one? Should this be a problem and should we choose to keep this task, it should be corrected. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 21:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC) |
It looks like the VB solution only checks for previously run instances of the application. What about instances started after this one? Should this be a problem and should we choose to keep this task, it should be corrected. --[[User:Mwn3d|Mwn3d]] 21:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC) |
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: The common case requiring detection of multiple instances are running is to prevent multiple instances of a program from accessing app-global resources. That's probably what the author of the VB solution had in mind. The task author should probably clarify the task's intent and requirements. --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 02:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 02:05, 21 November 2008
Except for possibly a few languages, this task is highly operating system dependent. It's probably not a good task for rosettacode.--64.238.49.65 20:30, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
- It's a very common problem, and platform-specific code isn't inappropriate, as long as the platform is identified in the example. --Short Circuit 02:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
VB solution
It looks like the VB solution only checks for previously run instances of the application. What about instances started after this one? Should this be a problem and should we choose to keep this task, it should be corrected. --Mwn3d 21:36, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
- The common case requiring detection of multiple instances are running is to prevent multiple instances of a program from accessing app-global resources. That's probably what the author of the VB solution had in mind. The task author should probably clarify the task's intent and requirements. --Short Circuit 02:05, 21 November 2008 (UTC)