Is possible to execute the same executable vi more than 1 time (like notepad, for example)?

[programer]

I have a Labview executable file that use serial ports to communicate with other devices. I need to execute the same "file.exe" more than 1 time, to control different devices simultaneously. When I double click on an executable been executed (from windows explorer), the file under execution comes to front. Is possible to execute the same file more than 1 time (like notepad, for example)?

[Mads]

Not the answer you are looking for I know..but still: Copying the application to another location is one possibility...if it has a different path it will execute separately.

(OR - build control of multiple devices into one and the same application... If you do not want to redesign the code to handle multiple instruments in the same VIs, you could clone the VIs within the same application...)