Subject Re: [IBO] Transaction processing
Author jack_engleman
--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, "Jason L. Wharton" <jwharton@...> wrote:
See Below for my reply to your question.

Best Regards

Jack

>
> Jack,
>
> > I have ported my application to IBObjects in the last three weeks. It
> > runs successfully in single mode and in testing on a multi-user
> > functionality, I found a problem. I had a stored procedure to delete
> > data out of a small table during startup and did not have a start
> > transaction and Commit transaction enclosing the execution of this
> > command. I got an error on the second application of a deadlock
> > detected. I then added the start trans and commit trans and that got
> > me past that point but it brings up a question on my part.
> >
> > My application uses start transaction and commit transaction around
> > all sets of SQL commands and Stored procedures( except a few that the
> > BDE did not complain about) and the BDE was set a Shared NoAutoCommit.
> > My application is transaction based for handling multiple retail
> > stores accessing a single database on a Windows server using terminal
> > services for speed and written using Delphi 6 Enterprise. It has been
> > running for seven years successfully. Should I be using TiConcurrency
> > or the Ticonsistency. I believe it should be TiConcurrency?
>
> Yes, tiConsistency is a very strict and demanding level of isolation
that
> isn't used except for times when you require more or less exclusive
access
> to the data, and that goes for reading as well as writing.
>
> In past versions of IBO there was a mis-translation of isolation
levels when
> reading the BDE settings and converting them to the IBO transaction
> isolation levels. What version of IBO are you using and did you use
the BDE
> to IBO Conversion guide?

I am using the latest version. I purchased it about 10 days ago. I
used the IBO Conversion guide and I read what was in the guide about
the transaction levels and also the writeups in the IBO online help.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>