Re: Can a server notify a client when something has changed?

From: Alex Filonov <afilonov_at_pro-ns.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:52:12 GMT
Message-ID: <8sl629$jka$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <8sguvu$dcqap$1_at_reader3.wxs.nl>, "Arie Mars" <arie_at_pca-online.nl> wrote:
> 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.
>

Looks like the best solution. As far as I know, all mail/office client tools (MsMail, MS Outlook, Notes) work the same way. Keep intervals big enough, 1 min at least.

> It would be nicer if the server notifies the client that something has
> changed.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Arie Mars
> arie_at_pca-online.nl
>
>

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