Hi Ron, Thanks for you response, I need this because I have a function that clear a table, read a bunch of local files and import it into the database. I just want to avoid 2 people cleaning the table or maybe people querying the table while it is being updated...
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Ron McOuat <[email protected]> wrote: > One possibility is to use a lock file. Look for portalocker.py in the > gluon directory and the Session class which uses portalocker.py for use. > Needing this functionality should be rare, multiple requests run on > different threads so no collisions in the controller should occur. The > database should keep multiple requests separated. If I could ask what > requires this maybe there is a better way than a lock file or a way to > avoid the problem. Using a lock file can lead to serious contention > depending on how many users and the duration of the lock. > > Ron > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Linux User #387870 .........____ .... _/_õ|__| ..º[ .-.___.-._| . . . . .__( o)__( o).:_______ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
