RE: How to unlock a record in an interactive job after 'x' amount of time has passed

>Mike,
>
>That doesn't help him.
>
>He wants to be able to unlock the record from the program locking it.
>
>WAITRCD affects how long some other program will wait for a locked record.
>It has no effect on the program locking the record.
>
>Charles

>>Should have been more specific....
>>
>>WAITRCD on the database file won't help.
>>
>>WAITRCD on the DISPLAY file will allow the program locking the record to
>>time out.
>>
>>Charles

Thanx Charles
        yes I did know what the WAITRCD does:)

I probably failed to interpret the requirement correctly (often the case !)
.....
Having re-read it, u r correct, a timeout on the display file seems the best
solution

Mike

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