Hello All
I am using IG for Windows Forms and would like to know if anyone is using this as a multi-user application.
Specific query would be if someone updates the calendar controls, do the rest of the users see the updates as well or is there some sort of trigger I would have to use to "refresh" other users screens?
Thanks in advance
Gail
Hi All
Still looking for any tips or suggestions on how to get this to work
I have done the same thing in my prototype app.
Multi-user appointments with .NET Remoting (Binary over TCP)
Numerous challenges are faced when users are concurrently using the same datasource.
In environments other than Remoting (webservices/.NET Remoting) my solution may have been different... but basically i have implemented my own LOCKING strategy...
eg: ScreenX has the following lock - Owner1 / 30-01-2008 10:00am to 30-01-2008 10:30am
Before display appointment dialog I do a check against the server for the existance of any locks not belonging to screen I am on etc.
Basically there are lots of checks against the server for Locks or the existance of any appointments which are not displayed to the user.
I also force a refresh of the appointments (just a single days appointments for example) at strategic points in the workflow (ie before creating a new appointment etc)
I know in .NET remoting you can raise events from Server to client... but many warnings are out there against this, so I chose not to do it implement a "strategic polling" approach rather than purely an event based approach.
Sorry if this post is a bit unclear and unspecific but my approach is quiet complex and so far not completely documented, but I hope this helped in some small way.
CheersAaron