C# WPF question

[AHarvey]

Hi,

I'm running through a WPF application tutorial that's covering basics but you don't really build a lot through it.

I've a project in mind for my wife's work. It'll have to sit on a shared drive, accessible by all staff via a uniqie logon so I can track changes.

It'll need a database backend to hold contact, rare product information etc and this will be read and entered by staff.

The data design I can do, coding I can learn but a question before I start, if it's a single app sitting on a shared drive will it be limited to a single user at once or will multiple users be able to access it and edit it at the same time?

Or am I going to have to look at splitting it to a database on the shared drive and then local copies of the front end for each user?

Just want to get my head around the design before I start.

 

[bremen1874]

Central database and copies of the client on the desktops is the usual solution.

Publish the client installer to a central location using ClickOnce and you can force all of the PCs to be using the same version of the client.

 

[AHarvey]

Thanks bremen1874 , gives me something to go and research before I start.

Tempted to build it as a single app first as a learning project then move to how you've said