--- cvs-head/lib/WAIT/Table.pm	2000/11/13 20:25:49	41
+++ cvs-head/lib/WAIT/Table.pm	2000/11/15 08:54:25	42
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # Author          : Ulrich Pfeifer
 # Created On      : Thu Aug  8 13:05:10 1996
 # Last Modified By: Ulrich Pfeifer
-# Last Modified On: Sun Nov 12 17:51:56 2000
+# Last Modified On: Tue Nov 14 16:19:17 2000
 # Language        : CPerl
-# Update Count    : 148
+# Update Count    : 149
 # Status          : Unknown, Use with caution!
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1996-1997, Ulrich Pfeifer
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@
     }
     require WAIT::InvertedIndex;
   }
+
+  $self->getlock($self->{mode});
+
   unless (defined $self->{dbh}) {
     if ($USE_RECNO) {
       $self->{dbh} = tie(@{$self->{db}}, 'DB_File', $file,
@@ -392,7 +395,6 @@
     }
   }
   
-  $self->getlock($self->{mode});
   
   $self;
 }