Hi,
isModified could work, have to check that one...separate transactions is a big no-no. Would mess up transactional integrity.
What kind of integrity requirement requires you to update all artists and their records in one transaction? Or for that matter, why not put each artist and their records in a single transaction?
Even if you solve this deadlock problem, long pessimistic transactions will cause you many more problems.
--Victor
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