It uses OS-level file locking. Read http://sqlite.org/atomiccommit.html
g -----Original Message----- From: Igor Tandetnik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:14 PM To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org Subject: Re: [sqlite] How does sqlite return the status of the data base Rick Pritchett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So how does it handle the transactions? Is it just however it > retrieves them What do you mean, "retrieves them"? Retrieves from where? > or just which notices that the DB is available? And > how does sql return the state its in to the proc? When you call sqlite3_step, and the database is locked by another connection, the call returns SQLITE_BUSY error. Igor Tandetnik _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users