User timeout

[Guest]

I have a multiuser database. An audit trail is kept of records as they are
updated. However, users can share a workstation and this can compromise the
audit trail if a user forgets to sign out or sign in.
Is there a way of setting a time out similar to a windows desktop that shuts
the database down if there have been no key presses in a given time period?
I realise this doesn't completely solve the problem and would welcome any
better suggestions.

John

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Take a look at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=128814

 

[TC]

Here's an alternative method.

Determine a number of new records, or seconds, or whatever, after which
you require the user to re-authenticate. Then prompt him for his
password, & use the createworkspace method to see if that password is
correct or not. If it is, you know that he is the same user - or the
previous user has given his password to the next one. But if his
password is /not/ correct, you know that it is not the same user, & you
can quit the application, or whatever.

Google this group for the word "createworkspace" to find example
usages.

HTH,
TC