Re: Can forms receive external messages ?

This first thing come to my mind is DBMS_PIPE. Not sure whether it works in OpenVMS (VAX?) platform. Check it out!

skunkman <skunkman_at_visto.com> wrote in message news:37FDD340.FF365328_at_visto.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm, using Forms 4.5 on OpenVMS. What I want to know is this:
> Currently many users may be logged onto a database performing updates
> through various forms editors. One task is a database consistency
> checker (also a form) which has to issue a message to all other users
> that they should log off the database.
>
> Can one form issue this message in such a way that a message appears on
> all other forms logged on ?
>
> I really need to be able to do this and would greatly appreciate any
> help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> skunkman
>
Received on Mon Oct 11 1999 - 05:11:51 CEST