> 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 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
