Running Catalogue on 2 Pc at the same time

[Jackson's]

Hi

We are currently thinking about running Catalouge on a network where more than one user can make changes to the system at the same time. For example one user ammends prices and another adds pictures. Knowing that on a single pc the program can be a little bit tempremental is there anything that can be done that would allow us to implement this. Such as a patch or other such thing.

Regards Andy

[Jan]

Actinic cannot be used on two computers at the same time, the program caches data internally so if you install two copies changes might well be lost.

You would be better having the data entered into a spreadsheet and then using the import mechanism to get the data into catalog.

Another option would be to write a little access program to enter the data directly into the tables - as long as you don't also make changes in Acitnic this shoudl work well. I have written a multiuser system that provides a sort of 'till' system linked into the Actinic database and this works well. Although my understanding is that Access will only work well as a multiuser database is the programs are written in a certain way (using loose data coupling ) and if you keep the number of users to 4-5 max.

Regards,