From: nomail@nospam.com   
      
   Originally I had looked at this task as   
      
   if   ifFormAlreadyOpen   
          then   
               do not allow 2nd instance of form to open   
          else   
               allow this form to open   
        endif   
      
      
   But really it is more like this :   
      
   if   isFormAlreadyOpen   
          then   
               do not allow 2nd instance of form to open   
               surface 1st instance of form   
          else   
               allow this form to open   
        endif   
      
   And while using a semaphore,   
   such as a file or environment variable helps to determine   
   the   "isFormAlreadyOpen"  part of the task,   
   they do not address the total solution necessary,   
   specifically the 'surface 1st instance of form'   
      
   Thank you for comments and suggstions.   
      
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