private void Application_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
{
// send startup message to other instances
ImpMessaging.InitializeMode(TheCodeKing.Net.Messaging.XDTransportMode.WindowsMessaging);
ImpMessaging.SendMessage(ImpMessaging.START_EVENT);
if (e.Args.Length > 0)
{
// handle arguments
System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents();
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(150);
System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ImpMessaging.lastMsg) &&
ImpMessaging.lastMsg.Length >= 5 &&
ImpMessaging.lastMsg.Substring(ImpMessaging.lastMsg.Length - 5, 5) ==
ImpMessaging.DoNotDoAnythingMsg)
{
SendPathsToActiveInstance(e);
Environment.Exit(0); // exit silently
}
else
{
// Handle the command lines in this instance and start normally
ImpMessaging.List = new List <string>();
foreach (var commandLine in e.Args)
{
var c = commandLine;
ImpMessaging.List.Add(c);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Send the paths to current active instance
/// </summary>
private static void SendPathsToActiveInstance(StartupEventArgs e)
{
var files = ImpMessaging.CMD_LINES;
foreach (var commandLine in e.Args)
{
var c = commandLine;
files += ImpMessaging.NAME_SEPARATOR + c;
}
ImpMessaging.SendMessage(files);
}