How do I stop a second instance of my application from executing if one is already running in JAVA?

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When I run my application using the .jar file, the GUI is displayed and javaw.exe shows up in System Processes in the task manager. But when I run the .jar file again without closing the first one, a second javaw.exe process starts and a second GUI is displayed. How do I stop this? I want there to be only one instance of my application at a time no matter how many times I run the .jar file.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:52

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There are a couple of solutions here.

Note, though, that the socket solution needs to be modified if you are worried that something else on the same machine could be using the same port.

answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:52

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:54

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One simple way is to open a socket on a fixed port number. The OS will enforce that only one process may do this.

answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:54

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:47

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Register a value in a file, is probably the easiest solution.

answered Mar 28 '14 at 22:47

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In case of crash of the program, how will you again start the application? – S.P Singh Jun 03 '16 at 05:08

How do I stop a second instance of my application from executing if one is already running in JAVA?

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