Re: [HACKERS] Drop table abort

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jackson, DeJuan" <djackson(at)cpsgroup(dot)com>
Cc: PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Drop table abort
Date: 1999-08-10 17:35:58
Message-ID: 199908101735.NAA02621@candle.pha.pa.us
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> It seem that a drop table while in a transaction keeps the table but not the
> data. Bug? or undocumented feature?
>
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> (0 rows)
>
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(1);
> INSERT 551854 1
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(2);
> INSERT 551855 1
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(3);
> INSERT 551856 1
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> 1
> 2
> 3
> (3 rows)
>
> testcase=> begin;
> BEGIN
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(4);
> INSERT 551857 1
> testcase=> drop table t;
> DROP
> testcase=> abort;
> ABORT
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> (0 rows)
>
> testcase=> select version();
> version

Known bug.

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