Re: wait on record lock question -- RPG400-L

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waitrcd(*immed) should timeout immediately.

You say you have "the PF set" do you mean directly on the PF, or via
OVRDBF?

If OVRDBF, are you running a CLLE program, in what activation group? Where
does your ILE RPG program run?
You are running the OVRDBF before anything opens the file correct?

Charles

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM eric bothes <iseriesstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

i have a pf set as waifile(*immed),waitrcd(*immed).

When i chain it still seems to wait around 10 seconds before issuing error.

is there a way to see if record is locked "immediatly"?

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