> I still disagree, why should my greater application have or want to know > anything about how serviceAvailable() and related UDFs do the job they say > they will ?
Because that's the way it is. You have two choices -- adapt your thinking and implement it the way that it works currently, or don't bother locking and risk the consequences. Rewrite your UDF in a way that makes sense for the current implementation of UDFs. ;-) When I first started CF I couldn't believe that I didn't have a way to call a function of my own design. I adapted my way of thinking and implemented code in a way that it worked. Now we have UDFs and there are a lot less hoops to go thru, but there still are a few hoops. We're still better off than we were a year ago. tom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists