Accessing the same database file using different handles/cursors

Will there be any problems accessing the same database file using different DB handles in a transactional environment? We have implemented a process which have multiple transient threads coming up and initiating DB opens and read/write operations to the same database file using different handles and cursors?
Can this potentially create any problems/bottlenecks? Can someone suggest the best way to deal with this scenario?
Thanks in advance.
SB

Hi,
Berkeley DB is well suited to the scenario you describe. You need to ensure that Berkeley DB is configured correctly for transactional access, the best information describing the requirements is in the Reference guide here:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17076_02/html/programmer_reference/transapp.html
If there will be multiple threads operating concurrently, then you will need to design your application to detect and deal with deadlock situations.
Regards,
Alex Gorrod
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