Onunload does not need exclusive access?

Posted in 1997

zsun@b500dbss.med.osd.mil — 19 Aug 1997 18:13:17 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi, We have the following configuration: Operating System: Windows NT 4.0 Informix ODS: Online 7.22.TC1 We have noticed that we can do "onunload" on a database even though there are other users access the same database, this is not allowed in OnLine 5.02 (on SCO Unix). And the Informix Migration Guide (V7.2, Part No. 000-7887B, Page 9-64) says: "During the unload operation,the new database or table is locked exclusively. An error is returned if onunload cannot obtain an exclusive lock." Does anyone else know whether this is a bug or feature? I cannot find this in the product defect report. Thanks in Advance, Zhenling Sun zsun@med.osd.mil