DtActivate Program activater / launcher for Windows
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DtActivate Description

The DtActivate application was designed to be a small tool that can help reuse existing app instances so that no more than one instance of an application is running. Note that Multiple instances are sill possible if the user launches DtActivate several times in the blink of an eye. DtActivate contains two executables. They provide the same capability, but one may be more appropriate for each situation. Use DtActivate.exe when launching a console application because it is a console mode application. Use DtActivateW.exe when launching a non-console (windowed or windowless) application because it is a windowless application. For DtActivate to work with a program, the window must have a known title prefix that is unique to that application. DtActivate matches the beginning of the title, so it is OK if an app changes the end the title (e.g. to indicate what file you are working with). For DOS/Console applications you can edit the icon properties and set the title. If a batch file is launched, you may use the “Title” command in that batch file. After the title is set up properly, DtActivate needs to be involved in the application launch. Here are some ways to do that. For a Dos App, have DtActivate launch the pif. For a batch file, use errorlevel from DtActivate to control batch execution. For a win32 app, have DtActivate launch the app NOTE: This program was previously called just "Activate". It was renamed because Windows XP has a command named "Activate".

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