RE: reads and updates on the same file

Lim, if you are reading an update-able file to load the subfile, the last
record read will be locked unless you use the (N) extender.  That record
will remain locked until UNLOCK?, UPDATE, DELETE, or another read is
performed.


The issue that this causes is when a second person calls the program up.
The second person will not be able to load their subfile because the READ
is trying to gain an exclusive lock on a record that is already locked.
It's my opinion that you should always load subfiles with the (N) extender.


Michael Schutte



                                                                           
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As long as the loading and updating is done in the same program on the
same file, you should not get record lock problem.  Are you actually
having record lock problem?



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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Kerata
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:22 PM
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Subject: reads and updates on the same file

This program displays a subfile of all records in the file and  later
updates individual records.
To avoid record locks, I created a new logical file with the same key as
the originals.
Is there a more elegant solution, which avoids creating a second
logical?
This is my first posting, so I would appreciate any advice.
Thanks, Ken


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