Thanks, Igor.
On 9/23/05, Igor Tandetnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doug Hanks wrote:
> > Let me see if I understand this correctly:
> >
> > So calling sqlite3_busy_time() allows you sleep for a max of N ms if
> > the database is busy. Basically this function polls for you?
>
> This is one way to describe it.
>
> > When
> > the database is free, it will return with SQLITE_DONE or SQLITE_ROW?
>
> Not it, but whatever function you called to initiate the request -
> sqlite3_step, sqlite3_execute. You only call sqlite3_busy_timeout once
> to set up the timeout on the database handle, and it affects all future
> operations.
>
> > What happens if the database never gets free? Will
> > sqlite3_busy_timeout() just return SQLITE_BUSY?
>
> Again, not sqlite3_busy_timeout, but the function that initiated the
> request. Yes, it will wait for the specified time, and if it still
> cannot proceed, it'll fail with SQLITE_BUSY.
>
> Igor Tandetnik
>
>
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