I don't believe there is a requirement to have an implementation for the use of locking the entire database. My understanding is that it should only be available int the Data class. As for shut down on the server, I have heard others used ctrl-c, and I plan to do the same.
One alternative is to have the server doing its main duties in a background
thread while listening for user input on the command prompt. Having a user type quit could call for whatever shutdown processing is needed before exiting.
Travis Zimmerman
[ March 15, 2002: Message edited by: Travis Zimmerman ]