Re: Online activity

Row locking. Of course you leave out critical information like the back
end database so how to implement is up to you and the documentation of the
database.

John Warner


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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am working on an application where different users will process
different
> database records off a web page.
> 
> They will select different records from a grid on a web page and then
> complete the details before saving.
> 
> My question resolves around how I can stop 2 different users accessing
the
> same record at the same time.
> 
> I could have a flag in place that signifies that the record is being
worked
> on but there are edge cases surrounding this approach.
> 
> My worry is that a user might start processing a record and then for
> whatever reason just finish the browser session without actually
finishing
> the record and the flag will remain as being processed.
> 
> I am sure this is quite a common use case.  Any ideas?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Paul Cowan
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