Multiuser

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adam
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Multiuser

Post by adam »

Hi anyone,

Let's say I have an access back end and an excel front end multi user form with a serial number which changes each time I add data to the database.

For an example;

In multi user environment two users from two PC's opened the user form simultaneously where both the forms had the same serial number 100 on form load.

How could a code be generated when one user saves the form with the serial number 100, the next available number on both the forms become 101.

I hope I've made my question clear.

Any help on this would be kindly appreciated.
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Adam

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Re: Multiuser

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It'd be best to compute the serial number when the record is saved instead of when the form is loaded.
Use a SQL string to retrieve the maximum serial number stored in the table, add 1 and use that when saving the new record.
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Re: Multiuser

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Let's say user 1 saves record 1 and the next available record for user 1 is record 2 on his userform.

But how will this record 2 be available in user 2 form when both forms are opened on two PCs by two users at the same time?
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Re: Multiuser

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I don't understand - should user 1 and user 2 edit record #2 at the same time?
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