Reply To: use Java API to check running XMetaL

[Derek Read]

Interesting, so it sounds like your requirement is really to ask XMetaL if it is running when it is not running (which is not going to be possible). Do I understand correctly?

I think you will need try to figure out a way to ask the operating system if it has a process called xmetal60.exe (or other version) running, or perhaps there is a 3rd party “process spying” tool or Java JAR that will let you do that. Such as solution would be the same as for any other software I think, so if you could get it working for something simple like notepad.exe then it should work for XMetaL as well.

I think for your other issue (when you close your Java application) if you want XMetaL Author to be shut down at the same time you will need to call Application.Quit().

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