[RBASE-L] - RE: Mult-iusers, Multi-sessions, Mult-iPCs ON CONNECT

[Doug Hamilton]

This thread got me thinking about using the ON CONNECT command to tailor
(pun intended, Frank) multiple sessions.
My first RB session I'd like to bring up the app's main menu for testing,
subsequent session(s) would open into RB Explorer (to fix all the errors).

So my RBase.DAT is:
PROPERTY APPLICATION TITLE 'RB Devel'
On first connect run RBMenu.dat
CONNECT ThreePty
RETURN

RBMenu.DAT is:
PROPERTY APPLICATION TITLE  'RB Menu'
CONNECT ThreePty
EDIT USING mainmenu
RETURN

But I get errors when RBMenu.DAT runs:
"Illegal command in Entry/Exit Procedure."

So I took out the redundant CONNECT ThreePty and get "No Database Connected.
Please Retry After Connecting."

Can anyone give me more insight into the ON CONNECT command?

Addressing the original issue of multiple sessions, could ON FIRST CONNECT
run your RB session, subsequent attempts would open an external form
that says Rbase is already running?

Thanks,
Doug

Frank Taylor wrote:
   
  
 
  
 
    
  
    
  Peter,
  
   
  
  We
use the RBase Plugin Rinstancecount.rbl to limit the users from opening more
than 1 Session of R:Base at a time on their machines.  
  
   
  
  Basically
we look to see if there is another rbase session open, and if so, put a self
timing form up saying the user already has a session of rbase open and then
it exits.  Here is a sample code of how we do that…  Also I use the Cval
(‘computer’) to allow certain machines to have multiple sessions (like myself)
  
   
  
    
IF gcomp NOT IN ('OHARA235-ADMIN','OHARA234','OHARA267') THEN
  
          
PLUGINS rinstancecount.rbl vrbg76|rbg76.exe
  
          
IF vrbg76 > 1 THEN
  
                 
EDIT USING multiplealert
  
                 
EXIT
  
          
ENDIF
  
    
ENDIF
  
   
  
  The
rinstancecount.dll will also work with other programs and code, which makes
it nice in limiting the user from opening stuff you don’t want them to.
  
   
  
  n 
  Frank
  
   
  
    
  Frank
Taylor - Information Technology Administrator
  
  F.J.
O'Hara & Sons, Inc - Araho Transfer Inc.
  
  Boston,
MA - Rockland, ME - Miami, FL
  
  Direct
Dial - 617-790-3093
  
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  From: rbase-l@rbase.com 
[mailto:rbase-l@rbase.com] On Behalf Of Peter J. Ryan
 Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:36 PM
 To: RBASE-L Mailing List
 Subject: [RBASE-L] - Mult-iusers, Multi-sessions, Mult-iPCs
  
  
  
   
  
    
  We
have several computers in a common counter area.
  
  
    
  Users
loggin to apps to assist customers.  Sometimes at their own desk 
  
  
    
  Sometimes
at the counter. Often at both places all day long.
  
  
    
   
  
  
    
  I
am trying to find a way to limit the use of the same database being opened
more than once on the same
  
  
    
  PC.
Timeout option doesn't seem to be the issue -- its preventing the start of
a session that already opened.  
  
  
    
  (Re-training
users and/or replacing the staff is an option desired but -- I really can't
consider it now.)  
  
  
    
   
  
  
    
  I guess mystartup.dat
is missing sometime. Suggestions? 
  
  
    
   
  
  
  
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