> > To Asvin, you cannot set locks in the same sequence every time. > This is because, in a sufficiently complex system you will have > changes to Customer's possibly affecting Orders, Inventory, Payables... > You can then have changes to Inventory possibly affecting Orders, > Customers, Receivables... > You can then have changes to Receivables, affecting Orders, > Customers, Inventory... > You can then have changes to Sales Reps affecting Customers, Orders,Payroll...
I did say "if you can arrange it" - I understand it may not always be possible. Whenever you get a deadly embrace, examine the two programs involved and see if you can reorder the READU's. If you can, then that will prevent the problem happening again. > > It seems like some of you have only ever worked on rather simple > systems, built by yourselves :) > Try working on systems that have been accreting for twenty years, > and built by sixteen other programmers over that time period. Big grin - how do you do that in internetese? cheers, asvin ************************************************************ HSBC Bank plc may be solicited in the course of its placement efforts for a new issue, by investment clients of the firm for whom the Bank as a firm already provides other services. It may equally decide to allocate to its own proprietary book or with an associate of HSBC Group. This represents a potential conflict of interest. HSBC Bank plc has internal arrangements designed to ensure that the firm would give unbiased and full advice to the corporate finance client about the valuation and pricing of the offering as well as internal systems, controls and procedures to identify and manage conflicts of interest. HSBC Bank plc Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Registered in England - Number 14259 Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ************************************************************ ----------------------------------------- SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! This transmission has been issued by a member of the HSBC Group "HSBC" for the information of the addressee only and should not be reproduced and/or distributed to any other person. Each page attached hereto must be read in conjunction with any disclaimer which forms part of it. Unless otherwise stated, this transmission is neither an offer nor the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase any investment. Its contents are based on information obtained from sources believed to be reliable but HSBC makes no representation and accepts no responsibility or liability as to its completeness or accuracy. _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
