Virgil, > you have to have the systems guy's available, because people shut their app's > off without logging out of the programs, etc. and you will need a systems guy > to kill the connection once you find out which one it is, because they will > not give you the passwords to do it yourself because of sarbanes oxley and > other reasons
If you use a loader based architecture you can rollout updates without forcing users to exit their applications. In cases where you need to force users to exit, you can have an application timer check for the presence of a network (or intranet/internet) based 'shutdown' file. Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

