So would it simply not access the code within the lock? --- Billy Cravens
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pascal Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:49 AM Subject: RE: Just when you thought the topic of locking was completelyexhausted... > The timeout is in seconds. How long it takes to obtain a lock, depends > on the other locks in the application, the code in them, the number of > usrs on your site, .... In short: it depends. > > If throwontimeout = "no", CF will just continue executing after the > </cflock> without generating an error. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kay Smoljak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: maandag 17 december 2001 12:37 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Just when you thought the topic of locking was > completelyexhausted... > > > I have a couple of questions about locking. Now, before you groan, I > *do* know how I should be locking, where I should be locking, and why. > > What I am unclear on is exactly what the effects of using different > values for timeout and throwontimout. I presume timeout is in seconds; > how long should the average application require to obtain a lock? When > should I set this value higher or lower? What is the prctical effect of > having it too high or too low? > > Also, throwontimeout - if I set this to yes, I presume I should then be > using cftry and cfcatch to handle the timeout? What if it's set to no? > Will the request keep trying to obtain a lock? > > Any insight would be really great... I'm hoping to take the > certification exam in January, and there's so many niggly areas where I > just *have* to know :) > > Thanks, > Kay. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
