DBCC SHOWCONTIG (No Lock)

Is there away to execute the DBCC SHOWCONTIG without this program creating a
table lock?
Thank You,
I think that the FAST option will take a light-weight lock (if any). And it is a lot faster.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Joe K." <JoeK@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there away to execute the DBCC SHOWCONTIG without this program creating a
> table lock?
> Thank You,
|||The FAST option will only take a table IS lock rather than a table S lock.
That's as non-blocking as it can do.
Paul Randal
Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
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> I think that the FAST option will take a light-weight lock (if any). And
it is a lot faster.[vbcol=seagreen]
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creating a
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