Good afternoon!



If a user opens a window and searches for a specific record, then someone else does something to change that record, how could I retrieve those changes on the server and update the specific record? I'd like to attach this functionality to a button on the form so that the user can just check for changes whenever they need to.



Thanks!

Bill

In a previous post I mentioned using the row version in a scalar method to just query on a threaded timer to check for an update. This is something that we do in our medical software for check for updates in a real-time environment.



You can create a scalar method to check back with the server every 1-2 seconds to see if the status has changed. If so, notify the local client. You can also force the check prior to saving the record. This would prevent the need to have a button that checks the status.

Oh, yeah...I'll get there one day. I have to get the row version column setup and all that. I do like the concept, though. Thanks!