I know that JOBs are often run on the server where users don't want to see notifications (i.e. the pop-up windows saying that a process is going on) & where the machine is seldom shut down

However I have to run JOBs to UPDATE local databases on user's laptops to a cloud-store. For me it would be useful if I could have a switch on the server which said something like:

"pop up notification window when running jobs"
or
"pop up notification window when running remote jobs"

and also some sort of hook so that if an update job was running and a user tries to switch they are intelligently warned:

"please wait to switch off database job: <name> is running"

I realise not everyone would want these feature, but it would be useful for me as it will give users an idea of when an update was underway.

Adam,

<< I know that JOBs are often run on the server where users don't want to
see notifications (i.e. the pop-up windows saying that a process is going
on) & where the machine is seldom shut down

However I have to run JOBs to UPDATE local databases on user's laptops to a
cloud-store. For me it would be useful if I could have a switch on the
server which said something like: >>

I'm not quite sure I understand this one.  Jobs can only execute on an EDB
Server, so there isn't any option to execute a job using a client instance
of the EDB engine.  Is that what you're intending to do ?

Thanks,

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

>>"I'm not quite sure I understand this one.  Jobs can only execute on an EDB
>>Server, so there isn't any option to execute a job using a client instance
>>of the EDB engine.  Is that what you're intending to do ?

Sorry I was unclear Tim.

I have EDBSRVR running on every users machine, so it does all the replication independent of the Delphi EXE.

I also have a "master server" on the cloud which co-ordinates updates. It is the JOBs running on the local users machines which I would like to be able to send users a notification "updating to cloud now" ideally through the windows notification system so it looks like an in-coming email or SKYPE notification.

Adam,

<< I also have a "master server" on the cloud which co-ordinates updates. It
is the JOBs running on the local users machines which I would like to be
able to send users a notification "updating to cloud now" ideally through
the windows notification system so it looks like an in-coming email or SKYPE
notification. >>

Ahhh, okay.  You'll be able to do that with EDB 3, which will have real-time
notification functionality in the comms layer.  From the job itself, you'll
be able to just tell it to send a message to the Delphi application (if it's
running) that can then do what it wishes with the information (update the
system tray, etc.).

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim


I thought from previous posts that EDB 3 was going to be a single server instance only. Or am I misinterpreting the fact that fileserver mode will be removed?

Roy Lambert

Roy,

<< I thought from previous posts that EDB 3 was going to be a single server
instance only. Or am I misinterpreting the fact that fileserver mode will be
removed? >>

No, you're correct.  However, I'm not sure what that has to do with my
previous post....

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

Tim

><< I thought from previous posts that EDB 3 was going to be a single server
>instance only. Or am I misinterpreting the fact that fileserver mode will be
>removed? >>
>
>No, you're correct. However, I'm not sure what that has to do with my
>previous post....

It was the "master server" on the cloud and "JOBs running on the local users machines" which made me think Adam is either running multiple servers or a mixed f/s c/s environment.

Roy Lambert

Roy,

<< It was the "master server" on the cloud and "JOBs running on the local
users machines" which made me think Adam is either running multiple servers
or a mixed f/s c/s environment. >>

He's running multiple servers, so that will be okay with the new
architecture.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com