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ramdas
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2003-05-30 : 15:42:48
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| Hi,What is the purpose of using a NOLOCK hint in a SELECT Statement. Is it a good paractice to use this hint.BOL says it does not honor EXCLUSIVE LOCKS, any insights?RamdasRamdas NarayananSQL Server DBA |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2003-05-30 : 15:47:22
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| We use NOLOCK hint when we run SELECT statements in production (ad-hoc basis). It is definitely a good practice to use the NOLOCK hint in production to get counts of tables so that you don't affect production. It just gives you a dirty read.Tara |
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ramdas
Posting Yak Master
181 Posts |
Posted - 2003-05-30 : 15:51:00
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| Thank youRamdasRamdas NarayananSQL Server DBA |
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