When you lock tables, you must lock ALL tables you intend to read
or write.
You previously locked tables, and then did a select from bookings.
You did not include bookings in the lock.
Don Pro wrote:
> 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.
>
>
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