Prevent multiple instances of an application

[mathgod]

I already know how to prevent multiple instance of my own application. However, I am drawing a blank on how to prevent the spawning of a second instance of another application. I know about the taskkill command and scheduling the batch file to run.

I want to detect when "parser.exe" spawns a second instance and kill off that second process.

[SaeedShekari]

I do the following for the same purpose, Hope this will help you...

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Procedure DoLunch;
Var
  hw: Hwnd;
Begin
  Hw:= FindWindow('YourWindowNameInHere', Nil);
  //Check FindWindow Win API Function for 'YourWindowNameInHere'
  If (HW = 0) Then
  Begin
    //Your application is not running
  End;
End;

[mathgod]

Thank you. Your solution works well.