how to tell if already connected

[dianacastillo]

I am running the Esignal with VB Net, and downloading live prices. I want to be able to start a second instance of the VB program and somehow detect that the first instance is already connected to Esignal, so that I dont have to connect again, but be able to get a different signal .
How can I do that?
thanks,
Diana

[eSignal_AveryH]

Hello Diana,
Thanks for the inquiry, I apologize for the delay in responding. The eSignal Desktop API defines one object that may be instantiated by ALL applications. This object represents the eSignal application and acts as a handle to the actual eSignal application. An application must create an instance of this object to interact with the eSignal application. When this object is instantiated, the eSignal application will launch if it is not already running. The eSignal application handles all required connectivity to the eSignal servers.

AveryH
eSignal Support