Trigger Event

[Todd Huttenstine]

Hey guys

Is there anyway from over a network that an excel file or
database can somehow send a communication or some sort of
response to force another Excel file to perform a query or
some kind of update?

What I am trying to do is when a change is made to an
Excel or database file, I want it to somehow trigger ane
vent that will force a remote excel file to perform an
action. I dont want the remote file to perform an action
if no change has been made to the database.



Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Todd Huttenstine

 

[Frank Stone]

-----Original Message-----
Hey guys

Is there anyway from over a network that an excel file or
database can somehow send a communication or some sort of
response to force another Excel file to perform a query or
some kind of update?

What I am trying to do is when a change is made to an
Excel or database file, I want it to somehow trigger ane
vent that will force a remote excel file to perform an
action. I dont want the remote file to perform an action
if no change has been made to the database.



Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Todd Huttenstine
.
From Excel help...(really)

Use the Lotus NotesFlow Action menu
Lotus NotesFlow is a set of workflow features that allow
transparent interaction between a Lotus Notes database and
other programs such as Microsoft Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint. NotesFlow features can also be used to route
forms, send reminders, request and process approvals, and
run scheduled batch processes. When Microsoft Excel is
participating in NotesFlow, an Action menu appears to the
left of the Excel Window menu. The Action menu displays
each of the available actions as commands. The commands
available on the Action menu depend on how the Lotus Notes
form is designed. When you design a form in Lotus Notes to
use the NotesFlow feature, you publish the actions you
want to make available in other programs that support
NotesFlow.

The Lotus NotesFlow features require Lotus Notes 4.0 or
later. For more information about how to use Lotus
NotesFlow, refer to your Lotus Notes documentation.

 

[Todd Huttenstine]

What if I dont have LotusNotes? DO I need to have
LotusNotes? And if I do have to have LotusNotes, is there
any other way?

Thanks
Todd