@marcellom

As you know locking can be complex. Please see:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/internal-locking.html



For our part we frequently issue manual locks and unlocks:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/lock-tables.html

I do understand your position about the OpenCOBOL compiler. Your environment requires certain features or the money and time to program around them.

I do not know why the OpenCOBOL development process seems to be closed to the public, but for my part I consider myself fortunate that the compiler does what we need as it stands.

jimc