RE: ORA-00054

but no-one is using it?
I have even checked in the server processes and I see no one using it. -----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Gramolini [mailto:rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:36 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: ORA-00054

It means that someone else is accessing the table and the table and you will have to try again when noone is using it. Ruth ----- Original Message -----
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 11:05 AM

> I need to erase some rows from a table. But when I try to do it, nothing
> happens.
> The system just hangs in there until I press Ctrl C to stop it.
>
> Now, I tried to drop the table, and it gave me the following error:
>
> ORA -00054 Resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT specified.
>
> What does this mean??
>
> This is the only table with this type of problem.
>
> Everything else works fine.
>
> TIA
>
> --------------Claudia Rivera-----------------
> The University of Texas at El Paso
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