> the activity becomes disabled in the db so other teachers cant modify
> the same

> i am relying on the fact that they hit the submit form to ensure the activity 
> becomes active to the next person to
> modify it.

dangerous.

so you're using a yes/no field (or similar) to show the record is being
edited and stop others?

what happens if they just leave the browser open and have lunch? the
record is still locked...

I came across this with a medical practice. the solution then was to
accept that the web is stateless and you shouldn't rely on your users like
this. There ARE solutions (eg: timestamps and checking if any changes from
last time worked for me) but the web is not client/server like a
VisualBasic app...

just 2c
barry.b

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