Hi Bret! I found that you had a similar problem as I am currently having and was hoping you'd get me started in the right direction.

We have a client server application in which we need to update one of the fields with a TimeStamp value. For consistency this timestamp should be from the server machine. Whats the best way to accomplish this?

Thank you for you time!


>>I am working on a module in my application that when users run the >>application against network files to let the system administrators know. >>Right know I have the user log in and log out when they run the exe with >>networked data. I implemented a timer that is run from the _screen form. This >>timer will go off every 10 minutes and update a table on the network by >>placing a datetime stamp in the log file with the Users ID and a process ID >>they were given when they logged in. This way I can check the log file and if >>I find a record with a datetime stamp of less than 10 minutes I know there >>are active users. The problem being that datetime is coming from the user's >>machine and I am finding that user clocks may not be accurate. So I cant tell >>with 100 percent confidence that the user is still not running the app >>against network files if I find an entry that is older than 10 minutes. >>Clocks are just not that synq'd together. Does anyone have a better way of >>signally the network that a user app is run and can possibly be using network >>tables and databases. Thanks in advance
>>Bret Hobbs