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NAME
- LockRecords
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Lock a series of records (V36)
SYNOPSIS
success = LockRecords(record_array,timeout)
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BOOL LockRecords(struct RecordLock *,ULONG)
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BOOL LockRecords(struct RecordLock *,ULONG)
FUNCTION
This locks several records within a file for exclusive access. Timeout is how long to wait in ticks for the records to be available. The wait is applied to each attempt to lock each record in the list. It is recommended that you always lock a set of records in the same order to reduce possibilities of deadlock.
The array of RecordLock structures is terminated by an entry with rec_FH of NULL.
The array of RecordLock structures is terminated by an entry with rec_FH of NULL.
INPUTS
- record_array
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List of records to be locked
- timeout
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Timeout interval. 0 is legal
RESULT
- success
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Success or failure