DCLOCK C-3

NAME

dclock, dclockw, dcunlock - lock/unlock current data record for exclusive use

Dclock attempts to lock the current data record for exclusive use and returns immediately with a status code. If the current record was locked successfully, dclock returns a positive value. If the record could not be locked, perhaps because it was already locked by another process, a zero value is returned.

Dclockw attempts to lock the current data record for exclusive use and waits until the record can be locked before returning. Dclockw normally returns a positive value.

Dcunlock unlocks a record that was locked with dclock or dclockw.

Fcb is the file block pointer returned by dlopen(C-3) or dopen(C-3).

These routines must be used with the RMS file functions that update records in a multi-user environment. The RMS file functions do not automatically lock files or records to prevent simultaneous access to data by multiple processes.

These routines lock only one record at a time. It is permissible to lock more than one record in the same RMSfile or to lock records in more than one RMSfile. Note that locking more than one record at a time may create a deadlock in which case the locking is denied.

dflock(C-3), drlock(C-3), dilock(C-3), dlopen(C-3), dopen(C-3),

drunlock(C-3)

Chapter 4,

Dclock and Dclockw return a value of zero (0) if fcb is not an opened file block pointer or if locking the current record would cause a deadlock.

Dcunlock cannot be used after a record is deleted since there is no current record after a delete is performed. In this case, call drunlock(C-3).