> Is this correct?
You are correct as far as I know.
I did notice that there is an NSDistributedNotificationCenter.
Sounds like it might give you some of the infrstructure to
build what you want.
Also note in EOF 3 the new functionality for merging
changes. This seems to be useful for web apps and 3-tier
apps. If a user session causes an object to be updated and
comitted your application or any object you designate may
get involved in resolving conflicts with other the EOs in
other users sessions (peer editing contexts). It seems to
give you the flexibility to do anything you want as far as
resolving conflicts (e.g. two users updating the same EO's
attribute). It's really up to you how far you take it.
This approach however does not involve interapplication
communication. I would avoid interapplication notifications
unless your design will scale, it's reliable and you can
clearly identify the benefits and justify the costs of
developing the infrastructure and all the testing that goes
with it.
Also, you may want to look at the "What's New in EOF 3.0"
documentation.
Ricardo J Parada
PSW Technologies, Inc.
