Re: Record locking

["Quazy" <quazy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When a record is deleted it is never really deleted it just has a D in a
status field and then all programs and reports will ignore a record with  a
D in the status field.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dhasaratha Kumar" <DhasarathaK@alfuttaim.co.ae>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:19 PM
Subject: RE: Record locking


> Hi quazy,
>
> Can you tell me how to retrieve the deleted record from the data base
file.
>
> Regards
>
> D.Dhasaratha Kumar.
> Analyst Programmer.
> Al-Futtaim Information Systems,Technologies&Services.
> P.O.Box no: 152
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quazy [mailto:quazy@SoftHome.net]
> Sent: 31 May 2000 00:53
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Record locking
>
>
> I have a program that when a user deletes a record it just marks the
record
> for delete, that way all the data is all still there if we need to get it
> back.   But if a user decides they did not want to delete the record and
> recreates it before they exit that portion of the app they cant because
the
> record is still locked.   I have tried using the unlck command and I have
> tried closing the file and opening it back up again but nothing seems to
> work.   the lock gets hung up on a chain command.       Am I just doing
this
> wrong or what, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks Chris
>
>
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