RE: SQL - File staying locked.

> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
>
> select price into :listprice from itemmaster
> where itemnumber=:itemnum
>
> I can just see Pluta, "I wouldn't use a cursor either, I'd use a
> traditional rpg chain."   :-)

Doesn't it strike you as odd that you are even pre-quoting my arguments?
Like, maybe you should consider using native I/O where it makes sense rather
than unwavering adherence to SQL?  Just a thought.

As to the locking issue, there might be one other radical solution - use a
client/server approach.  Send requests to a data queue, let a server read it
and send the result back.  Sure, there's overhead, but it might be less than
the overhead of opening and closing a cursor, and it would certainly keep
the number of locks down.  And if the logic were embedded in a server, I'd
be less worried about what you actually used - native I/O, SQL, or MI, for
all I care - since the code is encapsulated.

Joe