"../api_reference/C/dbopen.html" class="olink">DB-&gt;open()</a> return
	immediately, with the error <code class="literal">DB_LOCK_NOTGRANTED</code> if 
	it cannot immediately get exclusive access to the database, and to 
	0 to have <a href="../api_reference/C/dbopen.html" class="olink">DB-&gt;open()</a> block until it can gain exclusive access.
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