Hi there all!
I'm a newbie to this forum, my first question is I'm building a windows app where I want the user to be able to fill out a form and click a button and have the forms contents saved on sql server and instantly received by any other user logged into the same app. Similar to an alert message. Any ideas on the best way to do this Can I trigger a message box or something when there is an update in sql
Any help would be great!
Thanks!

Messaging in Windows forms
Jason Wells
If your updates can be delayed, you can easily code a simple polling scheme. I have used this in the past and it has worked well. Just create a table the logs the last datetime of a change. Every so often (I use 60 seconds), have your program go look and see if the datetime has changed. If there is a change then grab the updates. This is a really quick search that shouldn't noticeable impact the server load (I have never tested past 100 users). You can easily add a feature to allow the user to force a check (F5 refresh).
You can also embark on the new notification services available in MS SQL. http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/SQLNS.asp
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Don