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void CMainFrame::OnUpdateMyMenu(CCmdUI* pCmdUI)<br />
{<br />
 pCmdUI->Enable(FALSE); // disable the menu item<br />
}

ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI(ID_MYMENUCOMMAND, OnUpdateMyMenu)<br />
(and)<br />
void CMainFrame::OnUpdateMyMenu(CCmdUI* pCmdUI)<br />
{<br />
pCmdUI->Enable(FALSE); // disable the menu item<br />
}<br />

class CSharableObject
{
public:
   CSharableObject( const TCHAR * p_pszName ) :
      c_hMutex( NULL )
   {
      c_hMutex = OpenMutex( SYNCHRONIZE, FALSE, p_pszName );
      if( c_hMutex == NULL )
      {
         c_hMutex = CreateMutex( NULL, FALSE, p_pszName );
         if( c_hMutex == NULL )
         {
            // Handle the error somehow...
         }
      }
   }

   ~CSharableObject()
   {
      if( c_hMutex != NULL )
      {
         CloseHandle( c_hMutex );
         c_hMutex = NULL;
      }
   }

   bool IsLocked()
   {
      // Test if some other thread has the mutex already...
      DWORD a_dwReason = WaitForSingleObject( c_hMutex, 0 );
      if( a_dwReason == WAIT_TIMEOUT )
         return true;
      return false;
   }

   unsigned long Lock( unsigned long p_ulTimeout = INFINITE )
   {
      // Wait for another thread to give up the mutex.
      return WaitForSingleObject( c_hMutex, p_ulTimeout );
   }

   bool Unlock()
   {
      // Give up the mutex.
      return ReleaseMutex( c_hMutex ) != 0;
   }

protected:
   HANDLE c_hMutex;
};

CSharableObject a_oLocker( _T("SomeUniqueName") );
 
// Lock the object.
a_oLocker.Lock();
 
// ... use the precious resource here...
 
// And when we are done we unlock it.
a_oLocker.Unlock();
 
// OR
if( !a_oLocker.IsLocked() )
{
   // Take one course of action.
}
else
{
   // Take another course of action.
}