Re: Lock Mode To Wait 5

Posted in 1998

Vic Goldberg — Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:38:22 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Bill Weaver wrote: > Does "Set lock mode to wait 5" attempt to get a lock for 5 seconds and then time > out or does it try once and then a second attempt 5 seconds later? It will attempt to get the lock for at most 5 seconds. It will be queued on the lock, so if the lock frees anytime in the 5 seconds, and you're first on the queue, you get it -- Vic Goldberg Manager, DBA Team, Cornell University (607) 254-7441 (Voice) (607) 255-6982 (Fax)