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Prevent shared tasks being opened by more than one user at a time?

I am currently sharing my task list on an office server, so that all users
can access, add and edit tasks (but not delete). Is there any way of
preventing the same task being opened by more than one user at a time? We
have had some instances of tasks being open on more than one machine - if it
has been edited on one machine and saved, there is no way of updating the
other (open) occurence of the task.
I was wandering if this option was available as it is in Word (i.e. 'The
file is locked for editing by another user').
Thanks!
Feb 7 '08 #1
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Tasks where? In what product? In something you're developing?

RobinS.
GoldMail, Inc.
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>I am currently sharing my task list on an office server, so that all users
can access, add and edit tasks (but not delete). Is there any way of
preventing the same task being opened by more than one user at a time? We
have had some instances of tasks being open on more than one machine - if
it
has been edited on one machine and saved, there is no way of updating the
other (open) occurence of the task.
I was wandering if this option was available as it is in Word (i.e. 'The
file is locked for editing by another user').
Thanks!
Feb 8 '08 #2
Sorry, it's my task list in Microsoft Outlook.

"RobinS" wrote:
Tasks where? In what product? In something you're developing?

RobinS.
GoldMail, Inc.
-----------------------------
"NButcher" <NB******@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:AC**********************************@microsof t.com...
I am currently sharing my task list on an office server, so that all users
can access, add and edit tasks (but not delete). Is there any way of
preventing the same task being opened by more than one user at a time? We
have had some instances of tasks being open on more than one machine - if
it
has been edited on one machine and saved, there is no way of updating the
other (open) occurence of the task.
I was wandering if this option was available as it is in Word (i.e. 'The
file is locked for editing by another user').
Thanks!

Feb 8 '08 #3

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