diff -c psqlodbc.orig\statement.c psqlodbc\statement.c
*** psqlodbc.orig\statement.c	Fri Jan 20 14:09:35 2006
--- psqlodbc\statement.c	Fri Jan 20 15:15:06 2006
***************
*** 71,76 ****
--- 71,79 ----
  		STMT_TYPE_LOCK, "LOCK"
  	},
  	{
+ 		STMT_TYPE_BEGIN, "BEGIN"
+ 	},
+ 	{
  		0, NULL
  	}
  };
***************
*** 423,428 ****
--- 426,441 ----
  		if (!strnicmp(statement, Statement_Type[i].s, strlen(Statement_Type[i].s)))
  			return Statement_Type[i].type;
  
+ 	/* determine START TRANSACTION */
+ 	if (!strnicmp(statement, "START", 5))
+ 	{
+ 		statement += 5;
+ 		/* ignore whitespace in query string */
+ 		while (*statement && isspace((UCHAR) *statement))
+ 			statement++;
+ 		if (!strnicmp(statement, "TRANSACTION", 11))
+ 			return STMT_TYPE_BEGIN;
+ 	}
  	return STMT_TYPE_OTHER;
  }
  
***************
*** 1148,1154 ****
  	QueryInfo	qi;
  	ConnInfo   *ci;
  	UDWORD		qflag = 0;
! 	BOOL		auto_begin = FALSE, is_in_trans;
  	int		func_cs_count = 0;
  
  
--- 1161,1167 ----
  	QueryInfo	qi;
  	ConnInfo   *ci;
  	UDWORD		qflag = 0;
! 	BOOL		is_in_trans;
  	int		func_cs_count = 0;
  
  
***************
*** 1175,1184 ****
  	is_in_trans = CC_is_in_trans(conn);
  	if (!self->internal && !is_in_trans &&
  		(SC_is_fetchcursor(self) ||
! 		 (!CC_is_in_autocommit(conn) && self->statement_type != STMT_TYPE_OTHER)))
  	{
  		mylog("   about to begin a transaction on statement = %u\n", self);
- 		auto_begin = TRUE;
  		if (PG_VERSION_GE(conn, 7.1))
  			qflag |= GO_INTO_TRANSACTION;
  		else if (!CC_begin(conn))
--- 1188,1196 ----
  	is_in_trans = CC_is_in_trans(conn);
  	if (!self->internal && !is_in_trans &&
  		(SC_is_fetchcursor(self) ||
! 		 (!CC_is_in_autocommit(conn) && self->statement_type != STMT_TYPE_BEGIN)))
  	{
  		mylog("   about to begin a transaction on statement = %u\n", self);
  		if (PG_VERSION_GE(conn, 7.1))
  			qflag |= GO_INTO_TRANSACTION;
  		else if (!CC_begin(conn))
***************
*** 1252,1258 ****
  		 */
  		if (CC_is_in_trans(conn))
  		{
! 			if (!is_in_trans && !auto_begin)
  				CC_set_in_manual_trans(conn);
  			if (!self->internal && CC_is_in_autocommit(conn) && !CC_is_in_manual_trans(conn))
  				CC_commit(conn);
--- 1264,1270 ----
  		 */
  		if (CC_is_in_trans(conn))
  		{
! 			if (!is_in_trans)
  				CC_set_in_manual_trans(conn);
  			if (!self->internal && CC_is_in_autocommit(conn) && !CC_is_in_manual_trans(conn))
  				CC_commit(conn);
diff -c psqlodbc.orig\statement.h psqlodbc\statement.h
*** psqlodbc.orig\statement.h	Wed Nov 30 13:44:37 2005
--- psqlodbc\statement.h	Fri Jan 20 15:07:21 2006
***************
*** 96,102 ****
  	STMT_TYPE_GRANT,
  	STMT_TYPE_REVOKE,
  	STMT_TYPE_PROCCALL,
! 	STMT_TYPE_LOCK
  };
  
  #define STMT_UPDATE(stmt)	(stmt->statement_type > STMT_TYPE_SELECT)
--- 96,103 ----
  	STMT_TYPE_GRANT,
  	STMT_TYPE_REVOKE,
  	STMT_TYPE_PROCCALL,
! 	STMT_TYPE_LOCK,
! 	STMT_TYPE_BEGIN
  };
  
  #define STMT_UPDATE(stmt)	(stmt->statement_type > STMT_TYPE_SELECT)