problem #1 with my program on a network

[mathprof]

Hi,
When a student logs on to my program at a workstation, the program asks for a password and a 'password' file on the server is checked. If the password is found, then that students' grade file is opened and his name appears on the opening screen.
A school told me that when 2 students log on at the same time, sometimes one of their names appears on BOTH computers. Why might this happen. ?
The password file contains all the passwords for the class and each student has a separate grade file.
Do I need to code for the possibility of several students accessing the password file simultaneously? What would that code look like?
Prof Weissman

 

[Snaggs]

Are you by chance using an out of process server (an ActiveX.EXE) on the server side or did you compile the program to an EXE and not use any custom VB made dll's?

Where is the students name coming from? I'd start here and trace it back to how the name gets loaded. Look for multi-user issues when working backwards from the dislay of the name. Snaggs
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