--- In ib-support@y..., "Alexander V.Nevsky" <ded@h...> wrote:

> Chris, if transaction is really intended only to read and it is
> read_commited - yes

Sorry, forgot to say - it is right for modern FB and IB6.5 only.
Older versions have'nt this behavior, read only read_commited
transactions don't differ in this sense from others.

Best regards, Alexander V.Nevsky.

PS Couldn't find word Fridaplegia in the dictionary, but if it is
distraction on Fridays, me is affected too :))