At 02:33 PM 8/20/00 +0200, Cray2 wrote:
> I have a big problem, when I try to lock a row locked previouly, It wait
>until commit / rollback operation.
>
> How could lock a row if It is not locked already?
>
> Could I now if a row is locked?
>
> Could I get some error message from postgres when I do 'select ....
>for update' to a locked row instead of wait for commit / rollback?
Well, this is how it is supposed to work. "select for update" only
works within a transaction and holds the lock until the transaction
is complete.
What exactly is it that you're trying to do?
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