• For emphasis, since the people recommending nolock aren't mentioning the side effects

    And please do some reading on the side effects of nolock before you consider using it anywhere.

    It is not just the possibility of dirty reads.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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