On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 4:23 PM, rooftop99--- via 4D_Tech <
4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote:
>
> In a large client/server install we are implementing a function to allow
> one user (client) to drop another from the server. It seems that
> regardless of how much training is given, inevitably someone during the day
> walks away from their computer (lunch, etc.) with a record opened.
> Managers of the department who need access to the locked record attempt to
> contact the offending person. If they can’t they call the development team
> to drop the user from the server. I would like to cut out the middleman -
> me…grin.
>
> I am just curious how others are handling this…? I have two possible
> strategies in mind:
>
> - Run a monitoring loop on each client that will test a flag. If flag is
> true, quit 4D. (Easy, but adds another resource pull on the server/client.)
> - Have 4D execute a command line statement to kill the app on the
> offending machine. (Fairly easy)
>
> Any thoughts? I am hoping I overlooked something and someone will say -
> “4D already has this function, just call xyz command..."
>
> Thanks,
> Kirk
make sure you register each client with a unique name. and then do an
execute on that client a method that quits 4D. Please not if you do this
changes to open records will not be saved.
Regards
Chuck
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