The question that causes me to explode and jump through the roof is: "You mean I can do SELECT without locking the table? But that's not PORTABLE!". -- Mladen Gogala Ext. 121 -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Williams [mailto:oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:15 PM To: brian.peasey@xxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: OT - Orientation for developers new to Oracle Brian, > tasked to prepare and deliver 1/2 day of training for our developers > who will be working against a new Oracle installation. Most know SQL > and but come from a VB/SQL Server background. 1. Emphasize this is a "shared" environment, not a "desktop" environment, that they need to adopt a new mindset. 2. Don't explicitly lock ANYTHING. Leave locking to Oracle. Dennis Williams -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l