I did some testing on my own regarding my previous question.
>Here is my question:
>
>I know that a stack can be opened for editing simultaneously from
>more than one workstation--I've tested this. What will happen if
>more than one person save the stack after having read the stack into
>Rev and edited it? Will it corrupt the stack on the server? Is Rev
>smart enough to manage multiple editors simultaneously? Is there a
>way to make a stack only editable by one person at a time?
>(Somewhat like unlocked HyperCard stacks behave when opened from a
>server--if one person is using it no one else can open it because
>it's reported as busy.)
>
>The ideal would be for all students to be able to work on the stack
>and not have to worry whether someone else is working at the same
>time.
What I found in essence was that if more than one person has opened
the same stack for editing, the only changes that ultimately get
saved are those of the *last* person to save. For example, user 1
opens the stack from the file server and begins editing, then user 2
opens the same stack and begins editing. Let's say user 1 adds a
card and enters data into that card's fields, then saves and closes
the stack and purges it from memory. User 2 also creates a new card
and enters data into its fields, then saves and closes and purges it
from memory. The next person to open that stack will only see the
changes made by user 2; no trace of user 1's work remains.
Is that expected behavior, or have the developers even looked at this issue?
Devin
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Devin Asay
Humanities Research Center
Brigham Young University
