Database Sync Feature

[Anmer]

AirNav has started a new thread about database synchronisation and is, once again, asking for suggestions.  What makes me think this is yet another delaying tactic?

"As you may know we are finishing the development of a new version of the RadarBox Windows Software.
We are including a new feature which will enable a fast and easy sync of all the software databases with AirNav Systems server databases (which are updated on a daily basis by a team of database updaters).

We are sharing the way we are crerating the sync feature to get your feedback/opinions/suggestions/approval:
1- New and daily updated database is download from server;
2- User choose which tables to update;
3- Each record on the lcoal tables contain an AUTOUPDATE field: if Y then this record is ovevrwritten with data coming from the server, if AUTOUPDATE=N then the local data for that record willl be kept;

Our question: do you now use the CHTYPE field on the local tables to "tell" the software that the record was updated manually? How can we distinguish manually changed records from automatically changed records at this time (teh AUTOUPDATE field will only be a feature of the new software version).

Let us know you feedback."

I must admit I don't fully understand the question.

http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=7272.msg85656#msg85656

Original topic:

http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=7250.msg85154#msg85154

[Sun Worshipper]

We are sharing the way we are crerating the sync feature to get your feedback/opinions/suggestions/approval:

Air Nav and sharing?  You are right, more Brandao BS!!

[Anmer]

Typical AirNav. Doing everything on the cheap including designing the database synchronisation.

Shame I'm banned from posting and can't suggest a better solution that might keep the customers happy and stop them disagreeing. 

http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=7272.msg85770#msg85770

[Brian]

Speaking of unticked options...

Might be a good time to remind AirNav Systems some of the others settings on the V4.03 software doesn't remember the users settings.
Like the "Share Flight Data".  It gets reset each time the software is close/open.

Will the "Auto-Populate Aircraft Data" ticked/unticked be remember each time the software is open/closed from the last user input for those options...

"I would expect that if you have the "Auto-Populate Aircraft Data" option unticked in v4.03, then that will still be unticked after updating to v4.04:"