Update C# client whenever database is updated

Question

I am using MySQL with C# / Visual Studio 2008. I need to know any method so that if one user updates the database, all the logged in users over the network, are notified tha

Answer 1

You probably need to design some kind of poll functionality in your client. For example, you can send a request each minute asking the database "Have you updated anything since [date the client latest got updates]?" If the database answers true, you let the client request the full set of updates. If not, you let it sleep another minute.