Cathy, If one is working (or potentially working) on the same records, I think it's a bit more complicated than that. Let's take the situation where at the beginning two computers have identical copies of the family file.
Let's say User 1 modifies the birth date of someone. While User 1 still has their file open (and hence it has not been uploaded/synced with the Dropbox server), User 2 opens the file and modifies the death date of the same person. User 1 closes Legacy, then sometime later User 2 closes Legacy. User 2's Dropbox file would have the latest timestamp and would have the updated death date, but it's birth date would be the original one, effectively overwriting User 1's change. Simultaneous access to databases requires 'record locking' to ensure that individual records (and any collateral records such as indexes) can only be updated by a single person at a time. That's beyond what either Dropbox or Legacy was designed to do. If multiple users are always working on different records, you might get away without problems. But, it's dangerous and the chance of losing updates is quite real. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Cathy-0 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: April-18-11 6:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] how to do coordinating with family matching to my data to new.familysearch.org Brian, If a file is being used simultaneously by two people, then when they are both uploaded to Dropbox they will each have a different time stamp. When you next go online, two files will be downloaded to your computer and you can view them both so as to decide which you want to use. However, if you think that other family members will be using the one file at different times, Dropbox can work quite well. You can see some of their features on the following web page: https://www.dropbox.com/features Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian/Support" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] how to do coordinating with family matching to my data to new.familysearch.org > Cathy, > > How does Drop Box handle the simultaneous use of the same file by more > than one user? If two or more are using the file at the same time to > make changes will both sets of changes be in the file after they quit > and their amended files are uploaded to Drop Box? > > This is a big issue with network access to the same file. Unless the > application is designed to handle simultaneous access so that each user > is allowed to update part of the file independent of others then two > users cannot have access to the file at the same time. Legacy is not > designed for network access so it assumes the current user is the only > person who is making changes to the file. > > Brian > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > Thanks. > > On 17/04/2011 3:12 PM, Cathy-0 wrote: >> Larry, >> >> Why don't you look into Drop Box? If everyone has the same version of >> Legacy and always hooks up to an internet connection when turning on >> their >> computer, everyone would have the same data file on their computer. If >> there was a problem, you'd see it. >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/ >> >> >> With dropbox you can designate a folder and give people access to it so >> that >> all would be using the same file. >> >> Cathy-0 > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
