>  PS> 2) When a lot of data is to be processed, what do I do? Let's say a
 >  PS> user scans  the file-base for new files, then the entire file-base
 >  PS> would have to be sent  to the client. Or should I let the server take
 >  PS> care of the searching? The only  problem then is that other clients
 >  PS> will have to w8, and I can't launch another  thread, be cause then
 >  PS> I'd have the access problem again upon other clients  wanting to
 >  PS> write data. One way would be to queue the search so that the server 
 >  PS> only "search" for 0.5 seconds at a time, and then
work on other
 >  PS> clients, then  resume the searching for 0.5 secs, and so on... You've
 >  PS> got any ideas? I'm  getting close now :-)

 > This awfully looks like multitasking! Maybe you can start up an extra 
 > thread for searching, so that the server can wait for its next client 
 > command?

Yeah, that's a good idea! But even though, it will create delys. That's what 
I'm afraid of. Threads wanting to write to the files will encounter problems. 
And if I launch ANOTHER thread, that takes care of the writing, while the rest 
of the node (BBS) continues, it could create other problems, such as two users 
adding the same file to the system. That would result in the used uploading a 
filem, and after 10 seconds being told it already exists :-(.. God this is 
hard! I'll poke around some more..

/ Peter Schuller   [TeamOS/2]   petersch{at}kuai.se


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