2005/5/20, Andrew Hammond <ahammond@ca.afilias.info>:
> The solution to your problem is locking (or concurrency control if you
> prefer). While we're at it, we might as well optimize your statement a
> little too using ORDER BY with LIMIT instead of min().
>
> SELECT id INTO _contacto_id
> FROM contactos
> WHERE contactos.operadora_id IS NULL
> AND contactos.actividad_id > = _actividad_id
> ORDER BY id LIMIT 1
> FOR UPDATE;
>
> Take a look at the "FOR UPDATE" section of the SELECT description for an
> explanation of how this works.
I understand "FOR UPDATE" clause is locking while is selecting rows
only. It does not secure atomic execution from 'SELECT' to 'UPDATE' in
next statement. Is not it?
--
Rafa Couto (caligari)
