Multiple Users Concurrently Editing Processing Tables

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Joe Chasan
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:37 AM
> To: Bob Stockler
> Cc: filePro Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Multiple Users Concurrently Editing Processing Tables
> 
> On Sun, Jun 19, 2005 at 09:44:05PM -0400, Bob Stockler wrote:
> > A thread on the filePro Mailing List the other day encouraged me to 
> > write a filePro Processing Table that could substitute for 
> the "Define 
> > Processing" choice on the filePro Main Menu.
> > 
> > It permits but one user at a time to edit a processing 
> table, writing 
> > a lockfile of it's own to prevent such.
> > 
> > If a user editing a table exits inappropritely, or doesn't 
> exit, the 
> > lockfile remains.
> > 
> > If on UNIX/Linux, or on Windows and filePro v5.0.13 or 
> later, the name 
> > of the user LOCKing it is shown as editing it if another 
> user trys to 
> > edit it.
> > 
> > It emulates the filePro "Define Processing" choice quite 
> accurately, 
> > with some added features (eg: it allows the choice of what the 
> > Associated Automatic Processing Table might be).
> > 
> > Would this be of interest to anyone?
> 
> since fp-tech has licensing (e.g. $$$) in place for 
> multi-user development packages, staged by the number of 
> concurrent users of the development program, i don't know why 
> one wouldn't be holding them responsible for such a feature.  
> 
> fact is i have to doubt there are that many places where this 
> is such an issue to begin with or they'd have cried foul to 
> fp-tech long ago.

The one place I can see this is on a windows box where one opens a processing
table twice so as to be able to view 2 separate area of the table together.

I would love a function to be able to open a processing table in a "read-only"
mode.

Yes, one can use ddefine and also open the table in an editor.

Even using notepad, I am able to open a processing table more then once.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting