Re: updateable cursors & visibility

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us]
>
> Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> > > > If the cursor is INSENSITIVE, it mustn't see the row ?
> > >
> > > Right.
> >
> > If so, isn't the difference between SENSITIVE and INSENSITIVE extreme ?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Why do you or Peter refer to ASENSITIVE little ?
>
> Not sure --- ASENSITIVE seems to be "do whatever you want", which is
> always good.
>
> > And what does the following mean ? It is placed just before the
> sentences
> > you quoted first.
> >
> > If a cursor is open, and the SQL-transaction in which the cursor was
> > opened makes a significant change to SQL-data, then whether that
> > change is visible through that cursor before it is closed is
> determined
> > as follows:
>
> There seem to be two sections, one dealing with seeing change made by
> the same transaction:

May I ask again ?
Must a SENSITIVE cursor see other applications' changes made
while the cursor is open ?

regards,
Hiroshi Inoue