Re: Transaction aborts on syntax error.

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Rod Taylor wrote:
> >> Can this be done entirely on the client side?
> >>
> >> Have psql silently wrap every statement going out with a BEGIN and a
> >> COMMIT or ROLLBACK depending on whether there was an error or not?
>
> > Yep, we could do it in the client like we do for autocommit.
>
> Yeah, after more thought I think we probably want to insist that this be
> driven off subtransaction BEGIN/COMMIT commands issued by the client.
> Yesterday I suggested allowing a SET variable to change the behavior,
> but I now realize that would be as bad a mistake as server-side
> autocommit was: changing the installation default for such a variable
> would break clients left and right.
>
> So, whatever "error handling mode" conveniences we wish to put in should
> be put in on the client side.

Added to TODO:

* Use nested transactions to prevent syntax errors from aborting
a transaction

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