Bill,

> I didn't realize that an open cursor would keep an open transaction
> regardless of explicit commits of it's transaction.

An explicit Commit will override any open cursors. They should be forced to
be closed if you call the Commit method of their transaction.

I think you are getting hung up by the transaction in the schema cache.
Please read carefully the additional clarifications I sent a minute or two
ago.

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com