Moin Peter,

14.01.97 23:46, you wrote a message to Vitus Jensen:

 VJ>> During testing I happened to start a second instance of this
 VJ>> server and - -- it could create a multi-instance pipe with the
 VJ>> same name, too!  The client continued to connect to the

 PF> This is working as documented.  The very first call to
 PF> DosCreateNPipe() defines how many other pipes with that name can
 PF> be created -- even if they are created by other processes.

Scan, read, ... you're right.  A single sentence, last paragraph.

 PF> If you want to prevent a 2nd copy of your program from running
 PF> (or using the same name),  use some other named mechanism that
...
I will use a named semaphore.


C-x C-s
    Vitus [Team OS/2 Germany #835]

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