RE: SQL Question On Record Locks

Ron,

As with RPG, the answer is it depends.

With RPG, it depends on if commitment control is used and if so, what LCKLCL is 
used on the STRCMTCTL command.

Since SQL always uses commitment control, it simply depends on the lock level 
used.

Take a look at the SQL reference manual (page 22 v5r2) to see a description of 
how the various "Isolation Levels" work.


Also note that the same isolation levels apply when you do a UPDATE TABLE SET 
name='PAT' where name='RON' instead of using a updateable cursor.


HTH,

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

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> Subject: SQL Question On Record Locks
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> 
> Ok guys.  This debate started here since we are taking an SQL 
> training 
> class.
> It concerns how SQL handles record locking.  If we use SELECT 
> * FROM TABLE 
> FOR UPDATE and the result set returns 100 records all of 
> name="RON" and I 
> want them updated to name="PAT".  If a user goes to look at 
> one of those 
> records, at what point are the records updated, locked, etc?  
> Will the 
> user see RON or PAT during the processing?  Does SQL lock one 
> record at a 
> time, or the whole 100?  Thanks,
> 
> Ron Power
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