RLOCK()

Lock a record in a work area

Syntax

RLOCK() --> lSuccess

Arguments

None

Returns

RLOCK() True (.T.) if record lock is successful; otherwise, it returns false (.F.).

Description

This function returns a logical true (.T.) if an attempt to lock a specific record in a selected or designated work area is successful. It will yield a false (.F.) if either the file or the desired record is currently locked. A record that is locked remains locked until another RLOCK() is issued or until an UNLOCK command is executed. On a Network enviroment the follow command need that the record is locked:

@...GET

DELETE (single record)

RECALL (single record)

REPLACE (single record)

      nId:=10
      USE TestId INDEX TestId NEW
      IF TestId->(DBSEEK(nId))
         IF TestId->(RLOCK())
            DBDELETE()
         ENDIF
      ENDIF
      USE

Status

Ready

Compliance

This function is Ca-Clipper compliant

Files

Library is rdd

See Also

• FLOCK()