Ok. Nobody wants to talk to me so I'll simplify.

How can I force a refresh of MON$ATTACHMENTS from a Delphi application?

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "homerjones1941" <homer@...> wrote:
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> Limiting the number of users has been discussed before, but I still have a couple of unanswered questions.
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> We have a multi-user Delphi application with a Firebird 2.14 database. User access is controlled by the app, which connects using a single log in (not SYSDBA). The application limits the number of users (not connections) because the main app occasionally launches child apps which also connect.
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> The methodology is, the app queries MON$ATTACHMENTS and counts connections for the main app, ignoring the children. We use the MON$REMOTE_PROCESS field to distinguish between the main app and its children.
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> Another thread said abnormal disconnects could leave MON$ATTACHMENTS thinking a connection is still active for two or more hours. When a client reboots from a Windows freeze, they will recover quicker than that, and will expect to resume work. Obviously, we need a way to force MON$ATTACHMENTS to refresh. Is it possible for a Connect or Disconnect trigger to force such a refresh? If so, how? Or, is there a way to reliably make the app reconnect to an abnormally disconnected connection?
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