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# ASP Lock and Unlock Methods * * Complete Application Object Reference Manual](#) * * * ### Lock Method The Lock method prevents other users from modifying variables in the Application object (used to ensure that only one user can modify an Application variable at a time). ### Unlock Method The Unlock method allows other users to modify variables stored in the Application object (after it has been locked using the Lock method). ### Syntax Application.Lock Application.Unlock ### Example The following example uses the Lock method to prevent more than one user from accessing the variable `visits` at the same time, and the Unlock method to unlock the locked object, so that the next user can increment the value of the `visits` variable: This page has been visited times! * * Complete Application Object Reference Manual](#)