What happens if users simultaneously drop files on file server droplet

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#1

I created a droplet that is to reside on one of our servers and do some file name validating. Though the chances are slim there is still one that two users will drop their files on the droplet at the same time, or more likely a user will drop his/her files on the droplet while it is processing someone else’s files.

So…
A.) What happens in one of those instances
B.) If what happens is a bad thing is there a way of “stacking” the user request for the droplet or something like that so the script will run sequentially through whoever accessed it first?

Gracias

Steve

#2

It shouldn’t be a problem unless you’re using properties in your script.

Even though the script resides on the server, it actually runs on the client system, so there’s no chance of a user on one machine affecting the user on a different machine.

If you’re using properties, though, you might run into trouble since they are common to the script file. In this case you should consider changing the script to use user-based preferences or some other local/client-side persistence.