[log in to unmask] wrote: > > Item Subject: Image Locking > >Is there any way to get around Images requirement of have the whole dataset > >lock > >ed when > >doing a DBPUT or DBDELETE? > > For detail sets at least, you can use item level locking (the MODE 6 stuff > you describe) for puts and deletes as well as updates I believe. You can > place an item lock on an entry that does not yet exist before doing a put. > > For master sets, I think you are required to have the whole set locked for > puts and deletes, because other unrelated records may be moved as a side effect > of adding or deleting records. > > GavinI should have mentioned in my original post that I was talking about master datasets. It seems that there IS no way to add or delete to a master dataset without using a mode 3 or 4 lock which means that no mode 5 or 6 locks can be in effect. -- Thomas A Harmon (715) 833-5513 Systems Analyst mailto:[log in to unmask] Eau Claire Area School District 500 Main Street Eau Claire, WI 54701