Can a server notify a client when something has changed?

Hello,

I'm using Oracle 8i and Forms5 on Win9x-clients.

On the client I have a calender view showing employees and there appointments. Now I like to notify a certain client when his agenda has been changed by another user, i.e. a new appointment.

My first solution is to use a timer on each client-machine and check the database at certain intervals, lets says every few seconds.

It would be nicer if the server notifies the client that something has changed.

Any ideas?

Arie Mars
arie_at_pca-online.nl Received on Tue Oct 17 2000 - 02:26:36 CDT