os.showtableuse - Function

tell if a table is used or locked

Synopsis
showtableuse(tablename)

Description
Tell if a table is used or locked in another process. A message is sent to the logger telling if the table is used or locked and by which process.

Note that multiple processes can use a table or hold a read-lock. This function gives the pid of only one of those processes.

Example

  dos.showtableuse ('~/aips++/test/hol.ms');
# NORMAL: Table ~/aips++/test/hol.ms is opened
# (but not locked) in process 5242

Arguments

tablename	in	table name
		Allowed:	string

Returns
T or F

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