LAUNCH.TXT
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Problem:
You are running windows, you double-click on an icon, a vague message is displayed. 
Aftersome confusion, you discover that the program is already running. You wish 
that windows would LAUNCH the program if it is NOT running already and SWITCH to
the program if it IS running already. Now you can! With the new LAUNCH program
from Surrey Metro Savings!

Purpose:
LAUNCH.EXE is used to control the running of programs under the MS Windows 
environment.  It is designed to keep applications from being run more than 
once.  If launch determines that the program is already running then the 
focus is switched to that program, otherwise the new program is spawned.
LAUNCH.EXE is a Visual Basic program that requires VBRUN200.DLL in the 
Windows directory. This can be downloaded from Microsoft's Compuserve
Forum.

Running:
Launch requires two parameters in order to run correctly.  The first is the 
path and the file name of the program that you want to launch, while the 
second is the name that is to be used to determine if it is already running.  
This name is the same as the title that appears under the program icon when to 
program is running and has been iconized. 

Example:
The Windows Item Properties for the program's icon might look like this:
	Description:            WordPerfect
	Command Line:           LAUNCH H:\WP51\WP51.PIF WordPerfect
	Working Directory:      
	Shotcut Key:


Trouble-shooting:
If the application continues to "double-execute", check that the PIF's 
description, and the Properties description, are identical. Most problems
can be traced to this issue.

Note also that you cannot have PIFEDIT open for the PIF you are attempting
to launch. Otherwise, LAUNCH will switch to the PIFEDIT (because it sees your
description in the PIF first. Neat, eh?)

If the "Space shuttle" icon now appears in place of your old icon, it is
because Windows Item Properties is defaulting to the icon associated with
LAUNCH.EXE. Go back into Windows Item Properties and Change Icon to the
EXE file you are attempting to launch.