limit application to one instance across multiple terminal session

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I am working with a terminal server (win 2003 sp2) that we have installed a
the 3rd party client application for our database on - however this app seems
to be limited to one licence per machine - and if two are detected one bombs
out and causes corruption. I want to ensure that no more than once instance
of the application is allowed to run on the server at anyone time - something
that simply informs the second user that *user* currently has the app open
etc would be fine.

I've read about mutexs etc - but these solutions all seem geared to someone
customising their own application to prevent multiple instances.

thanks for any advice
Haakon
 
Re: limit application to one instance across multiple terminal session

Hi,

You can try Remote Application Center (RAC) v3.0, it has this feature:,
download it from my website:
http://www.mqtechnologies.com/
It's freeware

Regards

Thomas T.

"Haakon D" <Haakon D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am working with a terminal server (win 2003 sp2) that we have installed a
> the 3rd party client application for our database on - however this app
> seems
> to be limited to one licence per machine - and if two are detected one
> bombs
> out and causes corruption. I want to ensure that no more than once
> instance
> of the application is allowed to run on the server at anyone time -
> something
> that simply informs the second user that *user* currently has the app open
> etc would be fine.
>
> I've read about mutexs etc - but these solutions all seem geared to
> someone
> customising their own application to prevent multiple instances.
>
> thanks for any advice
> Haakon
 
Re: limit application to one instance across multiple terminal ses

Re: limit application to one instance across multiple terminal ses

Hi Thomas - looks good.

Can this limit applications runing in a full terminal server session window
or only limit applications delivered by terminal services?

Can I for example install the RAConnector on the server for users to run
within a terminal server session?

thanks
Haakon

"ThomasT." wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You can try Remote Application Center (RAC) v3.0, it has this feature:,
> download it from my website:
> http://www.mqtechnologies.com/
> It's freeware
>
> Regards
>
> Thomas T.
>
> "Haakon D" <Haakon D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B927E90A-3DA4-46BE-888D-8BB7A749F30F@microsoft.com...
> >I am working with a terminal server (win 2003 sp2) that we have installed a
> > the 3rd party client application for our database on - however this app
> > seems
> > to be limited to one licence per machine - and if two are detected one
> > bombs
> > out and causes corruption. I want to ensure that no more than once
> > instance
> > of the application is allowed to run on the server at anyone time -
> > something
> > that simply informs the second user that *user* currently has the app open
> > etc would be fine.
> >
> > I've read about mutexs etc - but these solutions all seem geared to
> > someone
> > customising their own application to prevent multiple instances.
> >
> > thanks for any advice
> > Haakon
>
>
>
 
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