>
> Matt,
>
> The docs seem to be mute on this issue, so the answers you get should prove
> to be interesting indeed.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim N.
>
> >Are there still advantages to record/file locking or is buffering
> >sufficient?
> >
> >My primary concern regards system counter fields that are being stepped
> >by mutiple users, probably at the same time (trans. id, etc).
> >
> >Will buffering do it? Will a loop using TABLEUPDATE() work? Am I
> >missing something?
> >
> >Matt
Ya' know... there's a lot of that going around. Hence my new footer.
I've gotten chewed out for poor documentation of my code more than
once. I guess I must be learning from those boobs over in the state of
Washington. It'll be just like FPW. Once we figure out all of the bugs
and work arounds, Gates will change it again. <s>
--
Matt McDonnell
Conventional Wisdom - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Gates Wisdom - "If it doesn't work, sell it, and fix it later."
Matt McDonnell
...building a better mousetrap with moldy cheese...