How do I open multiple instances of Jasper iReport?

[erikd]

 I am trying to open multiple instances of Jasper iReport in Windows 7 environment.  I tried the press Shift + double click ireport icon, and it did not work.  

Is there a way to use multiple iReport instances concurrently?

Cheers!

[gdmoreno]

I tried a couple of different ways, I couldn't get it to do it. You could try running two similar versions of iReport, that works. For example, I have versions 4.5.1 and 4.6, and I'm able to run both those at the same time. So that suggests if you want to run the same version, you may to re-install it but set it up in a different directory. Is there a particular reason you need to run more than one instance of iReport?

[erikd]

Looks like iReport can only have one instance opened per ireport.exe file.  I was thinking of opening multiple instances using one ireport.exe file, just like in most browsers where a user can either open a new tab or a new browser to handle new web browsing.  

[paivazis]

Select all .jrxml files you want to open and press enter ;-)