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Par2: Thread Limiter template with optional user notification
2006-12-01 -- Theo von Solms
 
#TEMPLATE(ThreadLimiter,' Thread Limiter '),FAMILY('ABC') #!---------------------------------------------------------------- #! Thread Limiter #! By Jim DeFabia (EMAIL: jim-d@topspeed.com) #! #! Please Do Not redistribute without permission from Author #!--------------------------------------------------------------- #EXTENSION(LimitStarts,'Limits a Procedure to One Start only '),PROCEDURE #AT(%GlobalData) GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure BYTE #ENDAT #LOCALDATA LOC:RUNNING BYTE LOC:ProcName CSTRING(30) #ENDLOCALDATA #SHEET #TAB('LimitStarts - Limits a Procedure to One Start only ') #DISPLAY ('Original Template written by: Jim DeFabia'), AT(10,,180,16), PROP(PROP:FontColor, 00FF0000h) #DISPLAY (' EMAIL: jim-d@topspeed.com') #DISPLAY (' ') #DISPLAY ('Available for download from Steve Parkers Place at www.par2.com'), AT(10,,180,16) #DISPLAY (' ') #DISPLAY ('Enhanced by Theo von Solms - 1 Dec 2006'), PROP(PROP:FontColor, 00FF0000h) #DISPLAY (' EMAIL: innopt@iafrica.com') #DISPLAY ('Added the option to display a warning message (which includes the procedure name) to the user at runtime.'), AT(10,,180,32) #DISPLAY (' ') #PROMPT (' Include a warning message?',CHECK),%WarnMessage,DEFAULT('1'),AT(10,) #DISPLAY (' ') #ENDTAB #ENDSHEET #AT(%WindowManagerMethodCodeSection,'Init','(),BYTE'),FIRST GlobalErrors.SetProcedureName('%Procedure') IF GlobalRequest <> SelectRecord IF NOT GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure=THREAD() LOC:RUNNING= GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure ELSE #IF(%WarnMessage) LOC:ProcName = GlobalErrors.GetProcedureName() Message(' A copy of ' & LOC:ProcName & ' is already running.| Only one instance is permitted at a time.','WARNING',ICON:Hand) #ENDIF POST(EVENT:GainFocus,,GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure) RETURN(Level:Fatal) END END #ENDAT #AT (%WindowEventHandling,'GainFocus'),FIRST %window{PROP:Active}=TRUE IF %window{PROP:Iconize}=TRUE %window{PROP:Iconize}='' END #ENDAT #AT(%WindowManagerMethodCodeSection,'Kill','(),BYTE'),LAST IF LOC:RUNNING GLO:RUNNING:%Procedure=0 END #ENDAT


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