Re: SELECT FOR UPDATE - release lock?

Locks only affects the lines in the table selected in the sql query, right?

-----Mensagem original-----
De: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] Em nome de Bruno Wolff III
Enviada: quinta-feira, 4 de Maio de 2006 20:21
Para: Christian Hofmann
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Assunto: Re: [NOVICE] SELECT FOR UPDATE - release lock?

On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 22:08:16 +0200,
Christian Hofmann <christian(dot)hofmann(at)gmx(dot)de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> for some tables I am using a "select a,b,c from mytable where x='abc' FOR
> UPDATE" query to prevent other servers also modify this data while I am
> reading the data and decide to modify the data.
>
> Now sometimes I don't want to make an update. Is there a way to release
the
> lock. Or is the lock released by simply call commit?

Locks are released when transactions end.

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