AguaClara design tool code development guide

The AguaClara design tool is in proof of concept form. In order to run the program the user must use internet explorer and must download and install ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/softlib/labview/labview_runtime/8.2.1/windows/lvruntimeeng.exe. The software will only allow one user at a time to run the design tool.

User account management

Do users sign on and create an account with a password or do we simply use their email address as the unique identifier? Using email addresses would eliminate the need to verify uniqueness (although someone could access someone else's files if they know their email address.) This would require that we save a table of email addresses and the unique IDs that go with them. Then we need the ability to search through the list of email addresses and look up the ID. Perhaps keep an array with a cluster of email address and unique IDs.

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