Check for new record in Network app

[dee-u]

As koolsid has suggested a timer is one way which could periodically check for a certain parameter you wish to be checked.

Another option is a winsock that could broadcast to all other users that a certain user has made a new record.

And another thing, when just adding a record you could just get the new customer no. the moment you are saving the record so the user will always get the last customer no. if it is being updated. Just make sure it is marked as unique or set as PK.

[Set me As newtype]

Thanks for the replies.

I guess I was hoping that the many other questions I have would have been solved with seeing how this is "usually" done...

E.g., if two users have started entering a customer at about the same time, but one of them saves the record first, should the second user's customer number field (and # shown on his screen) be silently updated? Or should he get a message that the current # shown is no longer available? (I try to avoid using too many message boxes...)