Re: Method to determine if a library is in use

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A library is essentially only a list of the objects it contains. I 
expect that the only time I'd get a lock on a library is if I'm doing 
something with it directly, like being in a library list or VPYLIB kind 
of thing. I even tried DSPLIB and WRKLIB - once the list of objects was 
displayed for DSPLIB, there was no lock on the library. WRKLIB just 
listed the library name at first, no lock then, either.

On 8/6/2015 8:39 AM, John McKee wrote:
> My guess is that command is working correctly.  No locks on the library
> itself.  Why would a lock on an object in a library also lock the library?
> Or, I am wondering, if there might be a specific type of lock on the
> library, such as SHRRD that might be related to an open file in the library.
>
> John McKee
>
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a utility that checks if an app is use by doing a WRKOBJLCK
> > OBJ(XXX) OBJTYPE(*LIB).
> >
> > I recently had this fail.
> > One app addlible XXX.
> > Opens files in XXX
> > Execute a process, finish.
> > Rmvlible XXX.
> >
> > WRKOBJLCK OBJ(XXX) OBJTYPE(*LIB) shows no locks.
> > But within the XXX library, there were object locks remaining.
> >
> > Never realized you could have object locks and the library containing the
> > objects is no longer is the library list.
> >
> > Searching for better method to determine object locks since WRKOBJLCK
> > OBJ(XXX) OBJTYPE(*LIB) is no longer valid.
> >
> > Thank You
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