Difference between revisions of "Locks and Deadly Locks"
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'''Locks''' are normal. | '''Locks''' are normal. | ||
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| + | GO CMDLCK | ||
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| + | [[RPG]] Reads an entire record into a program which will be updating the record on some account, item, customer, order, whatever. Different programs in the hands of different users might be updating different fields such as: | ||
| + | * Inventory Totals | ||
| + | * $ Financials | ||
| + | * Alphabetical descriptions | ||
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| + | We want to avoid conflicts between the different people who might be updating different fields in the same records at the same time. | ||
== Deadly Locks == | == Deadly Locks == | ||
'''Deadly Locks''' are a symptom of poor software design and/or poor implementation practices. | '''Deadly Locks''' are a symptom of poor software design and/or poor implementation practices. | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 31 May 2005
Locks
Locks are normal.
GO CMDLCK
RPG Reads an entire record into a program which will be updating the record on some account, item, customer, order, whatever. Different programs in the hands of different users might be updating different fields such as:
- Inventory Totals
- $ Financials
- Alphabetical descriptions
We want to avoid conflicts between the different people who might be updating different fields in the same records at the same time.
Deadly Locks
Deadly Locks are a symptom of poor software design and/or poor implementation practices.
