>I have users with a local copy of a database on their laptop machines. When they want to copy new/changed records to the master database (Network connection), they select a checkbox when viewing those records. The next time they are connected to the master database, they run a replication function which looks like this:
>
>scan for a record with replication = .t.
> search the master database for a matching record
> IF the record does not already exist in the master
> Append from the local database
> ELSE
> SCATTER the local record
> GATHER to the master record
> ENDIF
>endscan
>
>While this does work, it seems pretty slow. Is there a better way to do such a thing?
>
>Thanks,
>Pat
Pat,
I haven't tried myself but check createoffline() and online clause (use). Sounds like for this purpose.
Cetin