Hi Alex,

I had some of the same ideas that you suggested, a timer that
checks a database periodically for new messages...

However, I don't want to write this application.
I would like to buy a basic module that I could tweek.
It could be in VFP or a fully developed Windows App that
is configurable.

Thanks for your input!

Anybody have know of a app like this?


>>I have a client that would like a "Station to Station Messaging"
>>system. Their are about 10 stations on the Local Area Network.
>>He would like an application that would allow one station to
>>send a message to another station. A popup window would open
>>when a station received a message showing who the message was
>>from and the level of urgency. He would like these messages
>>to be logged into a database.
>>
>>Do you know where we can get an application like this?
>
>That's a feature that your OOP VFP Framework (home-grown or commercial) should be able to handle with ease. If you have a user manager object (oUser) that takes care of user login/logout, then your app (framework) knows when users are logged in. You could add a timer in the framework, inherited by your Application Object (oApp) that checks a database periodically for new messages directed to cUserId = CurrentUserId or to AllUsers, within a certain timeframe, or after the last DateTimeStamp check, or whatever you want. If it returns true, then you can popup a modal form shpowing the message and optionally allowing for a reply.
>
>To create messages, provide a button and/or menu option to open a modal form and create a new message. These get written to a table that is queried by the timer mentioned above.
>
>HTH