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BrianSmart
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

Count the number of instances

Hey,

 

I'm trying to find a way to count the number of instances of an application without throwing an error. Part of my check is to launch a second instance, and verify that the application detects another instance running, and alerts the user. I don't want to stop testing when using Sys.Process("name", 2).Exists(). Is there a place where I can safely (without an error) count the number of instances for manual validation? Do I need to do this externally?

 

Thanks!

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  • ebarbera's avatar
    ebarbera
    3 years ago

    BrianSmart - 

     

    For this I would suggest the following. 

    Create a second object in the NameMapping which is mapped using the index number:

    In your test build an If...Then statement:

    The statements themselves can be customized and of course if you did not want to log a warning you do not have too - just used that as an example. 

     

    Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions. 


    Emma

     

  • ebarbera's avatar
    ebarbera
    Staff
    3 years ago

    hi BrianSmart - 

     

    Are you looking to validate this internally or externally? Either can be done. 

     

    Thanks, 

    Emma

    • BrianSmart's avatar
      BrianSmart
      Occasional Contributor
      3 years ago

      I want to validate it internally without turning off "stop on error" and without running external scripts.

      • ebarbera's avatar
        ebarbera
        Staff
        3 years ago

        BrianSmart - 

         

        For this I would suggest the following. 

        Create a second object in the NameMapping which is mapped using the index number:

        In your test build an If...Then statement:

        The statements themselves can be customized and of course if you did not want to log a warning you do not have too - just used that as an example. 

         

        Let me know if this helps or if you have other questions. 


        Emma