Hi Januk,
On Thu, 4 Jan 2001 18:52:51 -0800GMT (05/01/2001, 10:52 +0800GMT),
Januk Aggarwal wrote:
>> I tried what would happen if User A (on computer A) the
>> has the general address book open, while user B (on a
>> networked computer B, using the same copy of TB) opens the
>> address book too and adds and entry. User A won't see that
>> new address and can make his own changes. However, when he
>> restarts TB, he *will* see the changes made by User B, while
>> his own mutations are there too. Quite nifty.
JA> That is very interesting. Thanks for all your input.
This is a general problem for all files accessable for read-write to
more than one user on any network. The solution is called "atomicity",
one transaction (say, update) has to be completed before the next one
(updating the same) can be started.
It is not a TB specific problem.
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Cheers,
Thomas.
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