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Ideally you would modify the application that it would not lock the record when displayed on the screen. IBM wrote a manual about 25 years ago outlining this. You read the file into temporary storage and unlock the record, display it on the screen, allow user to make changes reread file into other temp storage. Any values that you are changing have been updated? If not update the record with your values If so, reject update and reprompt user. Very few applications are written to this spec. WRKOBJLCK or DSPRCDLCK are quite effective. If you want to get fancy you can have the CHAIN in the file have a WAITRCD on the OVRDBF. http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/info/dbp/rbafomst02.htm#ToC_179 Then if the chain fails call various API's that do the WRKOBJLCK and perform automated operations then. Like "Dude, User so-and-so at workstation so-and-so has that file locked. Call the administrator at 70566 and have them spank them." There might even be enough data in the File Information Data structure (assuming RPG) to tell you all this information and you might be able to skip the API's. Rob Berendt -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin <marsha.barton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Marsha Barton) Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 10/23/2003 03:21 PM Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject Record Lockup Problem... Problem: Two users at different workstations have the same record open in a database. User 1 is just viewing the record on their screen. User 2 needs to update or change the open record. User 1 has walks away from their desk and left the record open and displayed on their workstation. User 2's workstation "locks up" waiting for User 1 to close the record so it can be updated. User 2 calls the System Administrator to complain about the workstation being "locked up". It would not be feasible for the System Administrator to go around to each workstation in an attempt to find User 1 and close the record. Is there a way to show the System Administrator the user IDs, workstations, or device names in the situation described above? Marsha Barton / Computer System Tech Brevard County Public Safety / Criminal Justice Services 1040 S. Florida Ave. Rockledge, FL 32955 (321) 633-2006 Ext. 52330 marsha.barton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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