Hi, As the subject states, I am getting an error in my Perl script telling me that a table is not locked yet all I am doing is a SELECT. Why do I need lock a table in order to issue a SELECT? The code in question is: $sqlCmd = $dbh->prepare(q{ SELECT Booking FROM Bookings where Booking = ?}) or die "Can't prepare select statement in Bookings: $DBI::errstr"; $retCount = $sqlCmd->execute($booking) or die "Can't execute select statement in Bookings: $DBI::errstr"; The error message is: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'Bookings' was not locked with LOCK TABLES at ./lclmail.pl line 435. Can't execute select statement in Bookings: Table 'Bookings' was not locked with LOCK TABLES at ./lclmail.pl line 435. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php