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Thanks for the reply Larry. Since this site shouldn't have too much traffic, I think I'll steer clear of table locks. The ORielly book never really explained the disadvantages of using locks, only why they should be used for concurrency. I'm looking forward to reading your book. b

I bought an OReily book about 8 years ago which had an example on how to create an ecommerce website. One feature they covered was table locking when ordering items and completing the purchase. Today I saw your book at Barnes & Noble and gave it a quick look. Is there a good reason why this isn't covered in the book? Also, how are orders covered if there is a single item of a product remaining in which two customers wish to purchase that last item? I'd like to purchase this book since I have an ecommerce website to build from scratch later on in the year, but would like to get some worries ironed out first. Thanks! b