Instancing checkbox not there

I want to make an application that I have been working on a single instance
application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere on the
project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in VStudio or
the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to make an
VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the project
designer checkbox?

I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
below.... but the did not work...

Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance

frmPM_Main.Select()

End Sub

any ideas greatly appreciated.
Happy Nnew Year!

Bill Angus, MA
http://www.psychtest.com

In Visual Studio 2005, in your Project Properties (double-click on
MyProject), under the Application tab, there is a checkbox for "Make
single instance application".

Robin S.
--------------------------------------
"Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
news:%23q3VSo6LHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I want to make an application that I have been working on a single
>instance
> application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere on
> the
> project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in
> VStudio or
> the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to
> make an
> VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the
> project
> designer checkbox?
>
> I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
> below.... but the did not work...
>
> Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
> Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance
>
> frmPM_Main.Select()
>
> End Sub
>
> any ideas greatly appreciated.
> Happy Nnew Year!
>
> Bill Angus, MA
> http://www.psychtest.com
>
>

That's what my problem is... when I look at the tab there is no check-box for Make single instance !!

All I have is 2 text boxes, 3 drop-down combo boxes and a button... for the following....
Assembly name: Root Namespace:
Application type: Icon:
Startup object: Assembly information:

There is no option to make my app single instance. I believe that when I defined the windows application project I did make it single instance, but it is now no longer single instance and I find a was to change it back and set it up correctly.

Thanks in advance anybody who knows about this bug... and if there is a way to fix it. Have a great day!

Bill Angus, MA
http://www.psychtest.com
"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message news:c76dndMgDfkc9gHYnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@comcast.com...
In Visual Studio 2005, in your Project Properties (double-click on
MyProject), under the Application tab, there is a checkbox for "Make
single instance application".

Robin S.
--------------------------------------
"Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
news:%23q3VSo6LHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I want to make an application that I have been working on a single
>instance
> application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere on
> the
> project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in
> VStudio or
> the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to
> make an
> VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the
> project
> designer checkbox?
>
> I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
> below.... but the did not work...
>
> Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
> Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance
>
> frmPM_Main.Select()
>
> End Sub
>
> any ideas greatly appreciated.
> Happy Nnew Year!
>
> Bill Angus, MA
> http://www.psychtest.com
>
>

You have nothing after Startup object? Really? What kind of application
is it?
Is it a Windows Application or Web? VB or C#? If you have multiple
projects,
are you looking at the properties on the one that is the startup?

Robin S.
"Bill Angus" <mdangus@dont-spam-me.psychtest.com> wrote in message
news:uBE98GOMHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
That's what my problem is... when I look at the tab there is no
check-box for Make single instance !!

All I have is 2 text boxes, 3 drop-down combo boxes and a button... for
the following....
Assembly name: Root Namespace:
Application type: Icon:
Startup object: Assembly information:

There is no option to make my app single instance. I believe that when I
defined the windows application project I did make it single instance,
but it is now no longer single instance and I find a was to change it
back and set it up correctly.

Thanks in advance anybody who knows about this bug... and if there is a
way to fix it. Have a great day!

Bill Angus, MA
http://www.psychtest.com
"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
news:c76dndMgDfkc9gHYnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@comcast.com...
In Visual Studio 2005, in your Project Properties (double-click on
MyProject), under the Application tab, there is a checkbox for "Make
single instance application".

Robin S.
--------------------------------------
"Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
news:%23q3VSo6LHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I want to make an application that I have been working on a single
>instance
> application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere on
> the
> project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in
> VStudio or
> the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to
> make an
> VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the
> project
> designer checkbox?
>
> I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
> below.... but the did not work...
>
> Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
> Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance
>
> frmPM_Main.Select()
>
> End Sub
>
> any ideas greatly appreciated.
> Happy Nnew Year!
>
> Bill Angus, MA
> http://www.psychtest.com
>
>

Yep the checkbox is not there. This is a multiform, VB, windows forms
application. There is one project in the solution and a setup project that
creates the setup/distribution .MSI

I suppose I can create a new Windows forms app, set the checkbox for single
instance, and then try to figure out what sort of code this generates. then
I can paste the generated code or something like it into my app.

Bill Angus, MA
http://www.psychtest.com

"RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
news:Xv2dnQcEE9btVAPYnZ2dnUVZ_oupnZ2d@comcast.com...
> You have nothing after Startup object? Really? What kind of application
> is it?
> Is it a Windows Application or Web? VB or C#? If you have multiple
> projects,
> are you looking at the properties on the one that is the startup?
>
> Robin S.
> "Bill Angus" <mdangus@dont-spam-me.psychtest.com> wrote in message
> news:uBE98GOMHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> That's what my problem is... when I look at the tab there is no
> check-box for Make single instance !!
>
> All I have is 2 text boxes, 3 drop-down combo boxes and a button... for
> the following....
> Assembly name: Root Namespace:
> Application type: Icon:
> Startup object: Assembly information:
>
> There is no option to make my app single instance. I believe that when I
> defined the windows application project I did make it single instance,
> but it is now no longer single instance and I find a was to change it
> back and set it up correctly.
>
> Thanks in advance anybody who knows about this bug... and if there is a
> way to fix it. Have a great day!
>
> Bill Angus, MA
> http://www.psychtest.com
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
> news:c76dndMgDfkc9gHYnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@comcast.com...
> In Visual Studio 2005, in your Project Properties (double-click on
> MyProject), under the Application tab, there is a checkbox for "Make
> single instance application".
>
> Robin S.
> --------------------------------------
> "Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
> news:%23q3VSo6LHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >I want to make an application that I have been working on a single
> >instance
> > application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere on
> > the
> > project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in
> > VStudio or
> > the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to
> > make an
> > VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the
> > project
> > designer checkbox?
> >
> > I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
> > below.... but the did not work...
> >
> > Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> > Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
> > Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance
> >
> > frmPM_Main.Select()
> >
> > End Sub
> >
> > any ideas greatly appreciated.
> > Happy Nnew Year!
> >
> > Bill Angus, MA
> > http://www.psychtest.com
> >
> >
>

That's so weird. Why don't you create a blank solution, then
add all of your forms and stuff to it -- if you choose "Add
Existing Item", it will copy it from wherever it is into the
new directory. Maybe that will fix the problem.

Robin S.
-------------------
"Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
news:OQ0uegTMHHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Yep the checkbox is not there. This is a multiform, VB, windows forms
> application. There is one project in the solution and a setup project
> that
> creates the setup/distribution .MSI
>
> I suppose I can create a new Windows forms app, set the checkbox for
> single
> instance, and then try to figure out what sort of code this generates.
> then
> I can paste the generated code or something like it into my app.
>
> Bill Angus, MA
> http://www.psychtest.com
>
> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
> news:Xv2dnQcEE9btVAPYnZ2dnUVZ_oupnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> You have nothing after Startup object? Really? What kind of
>> application
>> is it?
>> Is it a Windows Application or Web? VB or C#? If you have multiple
>> projects,
>> are you looking at the properties on the one that is the startup?
>>
>> Robin S.
>> "Bill Angus" <mdangus@dont-spam-me.psychtest.com> wrote in message
>> news:uBE98GOMHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> That's what my problem is... when I look at the tab there is no
>> check-box for Make single instance !!
>>
>> All I have is 2 text boxes, 3 drop-down combo boxes and a button...
>> for
>> the following....
>> Assembly name: Root Namespace:
>> Application type: Icon:
>> Startup object: Assembly information:
>>
>> There is no option to make my app single instance. I believe that
>> when I
>> defined the windows application project I did make it single
>> instance,
>> but it is now no longer single instance and I find a was to change it
>> back and set it up correctly.
>>
>> Thanks in advance anybody who knows about this bug... and if there is
>> a
>> way to fix it. Have a great day!
>>
>> Bill Angus, MA
>> http://www.psychtest.com
>> "RobinS" <RobinS@NoSpam.yah.none> wrote in message
>> news:c76dndMgDfkc9gHYnZ2dnUVZ_u-unZ2d@comcast.com...
>> In Visual Studio 2005, in your Project Properties (double-click on
>> MyProject), under the Application tab, there is a checkbox for "Make
>> single instance application".
>>
>> Robin S.
>> --------------------------------------
>> "Bill Angus" <mdangus@nospam.psychtest.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23q3VSo6LHHA.2140@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >I want to make an application that I have been working on a single
>> >instance
>> > application. the singleinstance checkbox does not appear anywhere
>> > on
>> > the
>> > project designer window. I suppose this is a bug of some kind in
>> > VStudio or
>> > the the project designer. Can anybody tell me if there is a way to
>> > make an
>> > VB 2005 application into a single instance app without using the
>> > project
>> > designer checkbox?
>> >
>> > I tried to trap the next instance event in "application events", as
>> > below.... but the did not work...
>> >
>> > Private Sub me_AlreadyOpen(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e
>> > As
>> > Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupNextInstanceEventArgs)
>> > Handles MyBase.StartupNextInstance
>> >
>> > frmPM_Main.Select()
>> >
>> > End Sub
>> >
>> > any ideas greatly appreciated.
>> > Happy Nnew Year!
>> >
>> > Bill Angus, MA
>> > http://www.psychtest.com
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>