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Server/client in genealogy?



Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:39:56 +0100 soc.genealogy.computing
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Ove...
Im making a genealogy software that allows users of it to connect to
eachother and all data added will be sent to all logged on, does anyone know
about other genealogy software that have this feature?

frisk...
We have been using a server/client genealogy program for the last 6
years, as it was considered the only possible way to create our
country-wide database. This is not an application that is commercially
available - it was custom written for our needs. Basically it involves
a sentral data server, running Oracle with the client being a Java
application providing the front end. Everyone is then working on the
same database at the same time, with careful locking to prevent
problems if two people attmpt to modify the same entry at the same
time.


T.M. Sommers...
I wonder about the possibility of using something like CVS to
track GEDCOMs. Suppose everyone working on a single database
imported checked-out GEDCOMs, and then checked in exported
GEDCOMs with their revisions. Probably everyone would have to
use the same program, because different programs are likely to
export GEDCOM nodes in different orders, which would confuse CVS.
Size might also be an issue. Perhaps a GEDCOM-specific
repository that knew enough GEDCOM not to be confused by
reordering. The advantage would be that one could work off-line,
yet still keep up to date, and keep others up to date.


melsonr...
Not quite the same, but you might look at phpGedView and (?) TNG. Both are
php-based applications which allow multiple users to do "collaborative
genealogy". Info on phpGedView is available at:

Bob Melson
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