Here's a link to some official Oracle documentation that covers read locks
(you may have to register):
http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle8i/doc_library/817_doc/server.817/a76965/c23cnsis.htm#6321
>From: Tinou Bao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Tinou Bao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: To scale or to be correct: that is the question
>Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 15:31:39 -0400
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jay Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 2:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [EJB-INT] To scale or to be correct: that is the question
>
>
> > Oracle doesn't provide support for optimistic locking within the
>database
> > kernel. I believe that Sybase does (adds a timestamp column and
>maintains
> > the value in the column, though you might have to check it explicitly in
> > your SQL?). I believe that Informix does not provide any support for
>this
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