Does trying to add a trigger lock the file?

[William Washington III <w.washington3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I want to add a database trigger to a file.  Unfortunately, it is a very
popular file, used in many different processes.  Adding a trigger requires an
*EXCL lock.  I'd like to retry adding the trigger until I do it.

Here's my CLLE code:

PGM
tryagain1: addpftrg file(oecssl) trgtime(*after ) trgevent(*insert) +
                    pgm(cemk036r0) rpltrg(*yes)
           monmsg CPF32C6 exec(goto tryagain1)
ENDPGM

Would this code cause other processes to time out due to an object lock on the
OECSSL file?  I say no, because if the file is not locked by another process,
this code will add the trigger, then exit the program.  If the file is locked
by another process, it will loop and attempt to add the trigger again.

Am I correct in my thinking?  Are there better ways to handle this?  What are
your ideas on using the ALCOBJ OBJ((oecssl *FILE *EXCL)) command?

Thanks,

William