Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

No Lock (-NL)

Use No Lock (-NL) to have all record retrieval statements default to NO-LOCK record access.

Operating system and syntax	UNIX Windows	-NL
Use with	Maximum value	Minimum value	Single-user default	Multi-user default
Client Session	–	–	–	–

In order to get the NO-LOCK default for any procedure, it must be compiled in an OpenEdge session started with -NL. Running OpenEdge with -NL has no affect on precompiled procedures.

When a transaction ends, EXCLUSIVE locks are downgraded to SHARE-LOCK, regardless of the -NL parameter.