SQLite Error 773 – SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT

In this post, you’ll learn about the SQLite Error Message 773 SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT and the reason why you are receiving the error message when you are working with the SQLite database

How does this SQLite Error Message Look like?

773 – SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT

Why do you receive this Error in SQLite?

The SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT error code indicates that a blocking Posix advisory file lock request in the VFS layer failed due to a timeout. Blocking Posix advisory locks are only available as a proprietary SQLite extension and even then are only supported if SQLite is compiled with the SQLITE_EANBLE_SETLK_TIMEOUT compile-time option.