| From: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Theo Kramer <theo(at)flame(dot)co(dot)za> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] please? |
| Date: | 1999-05-31 20:12:44 |
| Message-ID: | 199905312012.QAA01371@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Oracle OCI has oopt() and Informix Online has dirty read that do the trick for
> > > > > > me.
> > > > > > --------
> > > > >
> > > > > Please give me more information. How does dirty read fix the problem?
> > > >
> > > > It allows me to read uncommited records without blocking.
> > >
> > > I suppose it somehow lets you know whether the read was dirty or
> > > clean...
> >
> > Not that I am aware of. Never heard that of Informix.
>
> I also cheat. I use a 3 buffer approach, compare fields and see if a record
> has
> changed before I do an update.
Oh, now we get the full picture. :-)
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