Re: failed commit question

hi,

> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:22 PM, YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt(at)mwd(dot)biglobe(dot)ne(dot)jp>wrote:
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>> hi,
>>
>> when COMMIT failed, does it leave the transaction opened
>> (thus ROLLBACK is necessary) ?
>>
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> The transaction is marked for rollback.
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> check this discussion:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-jdbc/2005-01/msg00117.php

thanks.

it seems that the discussion is about a COMMIT after a failure of other
preceding commands in the transaction, right? i'm not sure as i'm not
familiar with java or jdbc.

my question was about a failed COMMIT. sorry if it was unclear.
for example, when a COMMIT failed due to a serialization error.
after posting the previous mail, i realized the way to trigger the
case and actually tried it. it seems that it terminates the transaction
even on the error. thus no need to rollback.

so i have a new question; is it safe to assume that it's same for any other
possible errors or should i consult PQtransactionStatus?

hoge=# commit;
ERROR: could not serialize access due to read/write dependencies among transactions
DETAIL: Cancelled on identification as a pivot, during commit attempt.
HINT: The transaction might succeed if retried.
hoge=# rollback;
NOTICE: there is no transaction in progress
ROLLBACK
hoge=#

>
> Tip: always try to dig up the archives for similar issues, before posting.

i asked google before posting, but failed to find an answer.
anyway, thanks for the tip.

YAMAMOTO Takashi

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