Date:         Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:20:44 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCHM)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCHM)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: strange error message
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> From: Jonathan Woodring
> I get this message now when I run a program today that has
> been running bug free for months:
>
> ERROR: A lock is not available for
> EXPORTS.KPCUSTOMERSQL.DATA, lock held by another process

this is the result of two sessions or jobs
trying to read/write/access a dataset,
KPCUSTOMERSQL, in the same libref.

be patient
or
kill the first job/session

Ron Fehd  the batch maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov