# ADALOD UPDATE

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Utilities-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [October 6, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597 "2011-10-06T08:47:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ben\_Goedhals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Ben\_Goedhals](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ben_Goedhals)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597/1 "2011-10-06T08:47:19Z")

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Hi Guys - question on the ADALOD UPDATE utility.

I need to do mass deletes form a file and would like to use the ADALOD UPDATE. While the delete is running will the file be locked?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597/2 "2011-10-06T09:55:17Z")

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Hi Ben,

Yes, it will be locked. Please see here → [url][http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada823mfr/adamf/operator/utility.htm#utility[/url]](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada823mfr/adamf/operator/utility.htm#utility%5B/url%5D)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597/3 "2011-11-08T11:52:54Z")

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I don’t quite understand your question if it was a question? :?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adalod-update/98597/4 "2021-04-02T15:01:03Z")

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