Re: [HACKERS] TRANSACTIONS

From: Jose Soares <jose(at)sferacarta(dot)com>
To: Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] TRANSACTIONS
Date: 2000-02-23 13:46:54
Message-ID: 38B3E4CE.9D0DEFC@sferacarta.com
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Don Baccus wrote:

> At 11:32 AM 2/22/00 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >I see no way that allowing the transaction to commit after an overflow
> >can be called consistent with the spec.
>
> You are absolutely right. The whole point is that either a) everything
> commits or b) nothing commits.
>
> Having some kinds of exceptions allow a partial commit while other
> exceptions rollback the transaction seems like a very error-prone
> programming environment to me.
>

It is hard to believe all world is wrong and only we are right. Isn't it ?
;)

>
> - Don Baccus, Portland OR <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>
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>
> ************

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Jose' Soares
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