2011/4/12 Christopher Steel <chris.st...@gmail.com>: > We have an app for that. (Sorry could not resist...)
Thanks for not resisting :) > > here: > > http://www.web2py.com/appliances/default/show/18 > > It is getting pretty old but should outline the basics using xmlrpc > > Cheers, > I'll take a look at it, as it looks like the most doable solution. Thanks > Chris > > On Apr 11, 8:44 am, José Luis Redrejo <jredr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> I've volunteered to develop an application a NGO needs. >> This organization has volunteers that will go to different places that >> have a workstation or laptop without Internet connection. There, they >> will fill some forms using the application. >> When a laptop is available they'll return home with the laptops and >> will connect to Internet. >> >> The NGO needs to have a centralized database. My intention is using >> GAE for this. So the laptops must be able to sync with the central >> database: >> sending the data they have collected and recovering the data other >> users have sent. >> >> I've thought of doing exactly the same application, running locally >> with sqlite, and syncing with GAE when an Internet connection is >> available. I will have to replace the database id fields with uids to >> avoid duplication of keys between the volunteers. I would not like to >> reinvent the wheel for the syncronization, and I do think that someone >> else have had to deal with the same kind of problem before. >> >> So, what can you recommend me? >> Any advice is very welcome. >> >> José L.
