guides:programming:programmers_reference_manual:lock_method

LOCK Method

Method for locking an entity. The lock is associated with the workstation issuing the call.

retval = Repository('LOCK', entID)

The LOCK method has the following parameters.

ParameterDescription
Message'LOCK'
entIDentID consists of four elements, which are '*' (asterisk) delimited:

* Application name
* Type ID
* Class ID
* Entity name

Methods are executed as follows: if class specific, execute at the class level; if type specific, execute at the type level; otherwise, execute the method.

Null, whether or not the LOCK is successful.

Note: Always call the Get_Status function after calling Repository.

Repository() function, UNLOCK Method, Get_Repos_Entities(). Also, Stored Procedures chapter in the Guide to Application Development.

/* Lock the CENTERWINDOW stored procedure in the repository. */

Declare Function Get_Repos_Entities, Repository, Get_Status

AppID = @APPID<1>  ;* current application

TypeID = "STPROC"  ;* OpenInsight stored procedures

ClassID = ""  ;* Not Applicable

Stored_Proc_Name = 'CENTERWINDOW'

entid = AppID : '*' : TypeID : '*' : ClassID : '*' : Stored_Proc_Name

result = Repository("LOCK", entid)

/*  CENTERWINDOW is now marked as locked. The result field is null. */

If Get_Status(ErrCode) then

  call msg(@window, 'Error Message returned: ' : ErrCode)

end
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