CFTRANSACTION allows different levels of isolation, depending of course on the database and the database drivers you're using.
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Sleeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 10:04 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Exclusive Lock timeout question > > > > I've been under the impression that <cftransaction> serializes access to > the > > entire datasource ... in which case I think I would be more inclined to > use > > the named cflock approach since it wouldn't affect the > performance of any > > other pages which might be accessing other parts of the db in > question... > > It would depend on the database. CFTRANSACTION just tells the database to > start, end commit or rollback a transaction, wether the database engine > thinks it should serialize all access to the entire datasource is > up to it, > but most would be sensible about it (i.e they will allow transactions to > execute simultaneously until such point as a conflict is found, if one > transaction would not interfere with another then the (good) > database should > have no problem allowing them to execute at the same time). :-) > > --- > James Sleeman > > Innovative Media Ltd > Ph: (03) 377 6262 > http://www.websolutions.co.nz > > CAUTION: The information contained in this email message is confidential > and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient you are notified that any use, dissemination, > distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and > destroy the original message and any attachments. > > Views expressed in this communication may not be those of Innovative Media > Ltd. > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/20/2002 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.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

