Home Forums SQL Server 2005 T-SQL (SS2K5) Reg: SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED RE: Reg: SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED

  • December 31, 2012 at 1:52 am

    #1572446

    You don't need it and frankly you probably shouldn't be using readuncommitted without a very good reason.

    See - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/davidlean/archive/2009/04/06/sql-server-nolock-hint-other-poor-ideas.aspx

    (nolock is much the same as read uncommitted, just one's a hint)

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass