RE: Oracle and Record Locking

I guess we are assuming an interactive, default "Forms"-like user interface to a database in a client/server environment.

Paradox supposedly did this (long time ago). At least it was part of their marketing materials.

I would wonder if the network traffic in the polling model implied would make it look "rinky dink" for enterprise systems. ep

On 27 Jul 2000, at 10:56, MacGregor, Ian A. scribbled with alacrity and cogency:

Date sent:      	Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:56:21 -0800
To:             	Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
From:           	"MacGregor, Ian A." <ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.EDU>
Subject:        	RE: Oracle and Record Locking

> First, why doesn't the consultant think that Oracle locks records? Is he
> complaining that in Oracle that writers and readers do not block each other?
> Is he complaining that an individual query in Oracle is read consistent? Is
> he complaining about the concept of a transaction? Why not ask him what
> relational databases he has worked with in the past?
Received on Thu Jul 27 2000 - 15:28:59 CDT