Larry You point at a interesting thing: Why are the user settings stored in database? I don't know why they have to be the same, perhaps Aleksey has to say some words about this.
Regard Adrian > -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence Lustig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Dienstag, 9. November 2004 16:37 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Date format dependent on local control panel > settings > > > > Status October: Discussion with Wayne Erickson. To make it > dependent from > > Windows-Control-Panel is dangerous. Two stations, running > at different > > settings, connect to the same database could influence each > other; also > > there are applications, in which it make sense to have > special settings, > > independent of windows settings. > > Adrian: > > Perhaps many of your international issues could be solved at > one time with a > new option: SET DBSETTINGS OFF | ON. > > If the setting is left at ON (which would be the default) > settings (Date, Time, > Currency, NULL, etc) would be stored in the database as is > currently the case. > > If the setting is left at OFF, the settings would neither be > saved nor loaded > from the database. The individual application would be > responsible for setting > up the environment. This would allow you to have different > workstations > attached with different settings without worrying about one > user "trampling" on > another's settings, and you could leave the DB settings themselves as > appropriate for Oterro connections. > -- > Larry >
