Hello,
I am working on an applicationt that is basically a virtual
lineup to book appointments. Basically, users log in and are
presented with the next available time slot from the database. They
can either confirm the time or log out. When they confirm the time,
the time is then marked as "taken" in the database..
"times table"
slot_id
date
time
taken (bit)
offered (bit)
I realized yesterday that if Person A logged in and was
offered time_slot = 1, then if person B logged in before person A
finished registering (confirm) then Person B would also be offered
time_slot = 1. To overcome this, I created the "offered" field.
Basically, as soon as a time is offered, the "offered" field turns
from 0 to 1. So now, when Person A logs in, the time they are
offered is set to "1" and when person B logs in, they are given the
next available time that is not "offered" or "taken".
I hope you are following.
What I am having trouble doing now is the following...
If person A logs in, is offered a time_slot and that
time_slot becomes marked "offered"...when they logout or close the
window the time_slot remains marked as "offered" i.e. "offered =
1". I am trying to figure out a way to automatically change the
specific time_slot's "offered" field back to 0 in the case that it
is not confirmed. Does this make any sense?
Please help,
Thank you.