From: Tobias Weber <towb@...>
Date: 2008-06-02T00:14:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Check for Open Application

In article <9e5b09fa795c251950ba3bc19dc04d34@ruby-forum.com>,
 Not Thisguy <nickkolegraf@hotmail.com> wrote:

> there is all ready a running instance of the word application.  I look

Microsoft Word?

> and couldn't find much on google how to do this...which probably means

Which OS?
On the Mac you can use Apple Events or NSWorkspace through various 
bridges.

-- 
  Tobias Weber