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Is their a formula to create an in use notification?

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    Is their a formula to create an in use notification?

    Greetings,

    I have an application that is being used on a network server. So far, only two users use this application. Is their a formula that I could add to the application so that either one or the other user whould know if that application is being used at that time? Something like a flashing graphic or text saying "Now In Use". I thank you for your help.

    Regards,

    Pat
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    Re: Is their a formula to create an in use notification?

    A5_registration_license_inuse()
    There can be only one.

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      Re: Is their a formula to create an in use notification?

      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
      A5_registration_license_inuse()
      Interesting, except the code suggested in the wiki does not work correctly, or at least I don't think so. Try having this script in a database:
      Code:
      dim MUFFile as C
MUFFile = file.filename_parse(a5.get_name() ,"dpn") + ".muf"
dim Mufusers as N
Mufusers=a5_registration_license_inuse(MUFFile)
msgbox("Mufusers",str(Mufusers))

dim RMUFFile as C
RMUFFile = file.filename_parse(a5.get_name() ,"dpn") + ".rmuf"
dim RMufusers as N
RMufusers=a5_registration_license_inuse(RMUFFile)
msgbox("RMufusers",str(RMufusers))

dim totalUsers as N
totalUsers = a5_registration_license_inuse(MUFFile) + a5_registration_license_inuse(RMUFFile)
msgbox("DB Usewrs",str(totalUsers))
      Then open the DB, once using the full developer version and 2 times with the runtime. Running the script in the runtime results in what I would expect, namely 1, 2 and then 3 with 3 being the total # of users. But run it in the developer version and I get 1, 0 and 1. Seems like a bug, doesn't it?

      Raymond Lyons

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        Re: Is their a formula to create an in use notification?

        Come on now, Ray. Why in the world would you think that A5_registration_license_inuse(<rmuf>) should work when run from a full version? Or that A5_registration_license_inuse(<muf>) should work from the runtime?

        Go ahead and send a bug report. However, based on the fact that I reported it and complained about it more than once a few years ago and Alpha has chosen to do nothing about it (I don't even recall getting a response), I have to assume that one of two things is true: (A) it's just crazy to think they should work that way or (B) there is some technical reason it can't easily be done. There may be a third reason but I won't go there.

        My solution (actually created before these functions were available so it wasn't really a solution to this specific problem) was to create my own login/security system that creates a file on the server with the encrypted machine name of everyone that logs in and removes the machine name (via the OnDatabaseClose script) when the app closes.

        It would be really, really nice if someone at Alpha would either fix this or at least tell us why it can't be fixed. It's the main reason I won't use their built-in security.

        Yes, I know some of the above is a bit snide but this is another long standing problem that has been ignored and we are not the only people who have found it and wish it was fixed. I've seen/heard similar complaints from others.

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