On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/7/12 2:39 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >> Good points, but begs the question: is this a 1-way synch or 2-way? In >> other words, are changes on the laptop only going to the server, or is >> it possible for server changes to be newer than the laptop and thus you >> go that direction (from server to laptop db)? If you have the date/time >> stamping like Stephen said, it helps make this possible. > > I have five things to offer as requirements for true 2-way synchronization > between > any number of clients: --------------------------- > 1) all timestamps stored in UTC (duh).
#1 mistake I have seen is this one! > 5) syncing a client to a server should block other clients from syncing at > the same time Not sure about only one at a time. Makes Monday morning a bitch when the sales team is all present. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMY+tOHHY-70mbPGpVfkj-GFpHpWeq0LyE8_yLHgKFVt=h...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
