Thanks a lot Zach, that link looks like exactly what I need. I've also
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> Zach Hobbs
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> On Dec 26, 10:07 pm, Mark Wyszomierski <
mar...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > Is it possible to check if an instance of a process is already running
> > in the OS? For example I don't want to try binding to my remote
> > service if it's not already running:
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> > if (!bindService(new Intent(ServiceTestActivity.this,
> > ServiceTestService.class),
> > null, mConnection, 0))//
> > Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
> > {
> > PrintNotification(0, "Unable to bind to remote service, make
> > sure it has been started before attempting to bind!");
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> > }
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> > so I don't want to auto create it via bindService(). How can we check
> > if the service is already running or not?
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> > Thanks,