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DETECTLOCK (↑ Choosing Run-time Behavior)
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  Directive:    DETECTLOCK
                DETECT-LOCK
 
  Function:     Makes READ statements detect when a record is
                locked by another program.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬──┬────┬─┬─DETECTLOCK───┬──────────
        └─/─┘  └─NO─┘ └─DETECT-LOCK──┘
 
  Parameters:   None
 
  Default:      DETECTLOCK
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Initial
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