Syntax

LOCK facsname

Meaning

With LOCK you can still lock a record that you read without UPDATE. Locking is required before writing or deleting a record through FACS.

Example

lock SERIALS
if (&E = 0) {
 write SERIALS
 if (&E <> 0) {
         /* Error writing database SERIALS, code is {&E}
         errorm text$(281) + ' SERIALS' + text$(202) + ' ' + &E
         unlock SERIALS
 }
} else {
 errorm text$(426) + ' SERIALS' + text$(202) + ' ' + &E                
}

See also

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