Thanks a lot Frans, I really liked your conclusion:
> > - Is it a limitation of SQL Server compared to Oracle? > > In a way it is, if you want to use SqlServer as if it is Oracle. > However from a logical point of view it isn't really, they just defined > 'current version' a little different, however in a way the Oracle (and > postgresql btw) way of working with concurrency is more flexibel and > transparent. I called that problem a limitation because I "want to use SqlServer as if it is Oracle". I'm working on an application that works with Oracle but it has now to support Sql Server as well. I'm trying to have as much code in common as possible between the two versions and I hit this problem. So it is a limitation in my situation, but you're right to say that from a logical point a view it is not. Jerome
