Comments on: SQL Server Lock Contention Tamed: The Joys Of NOLOCK and ROWLOCK http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2000/lock-contention-nolock-rowlock/ SQL Server Performance Tuning Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Romain http://www.sql-server-performance.com/2000/lock-contention-nolock-rowlock/#comment-2939 Romain Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:53:19 +0000 http://www.sql-server-performance.com/?=163#comment-2939 You can also prevent TableLock escalation by this transaction :

BEGIN TRAN
SELECT * FROM []Table WITH(UPDLOCK,HOLDLOCK) WHERE 0 = 1;
LOOP:
WAITFOR DELAY ’23:00:00′;
GOTO LOOP;
COMMIT TRAN;

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