Re: [SQL] transaction-lock?

At 20:06 +0200 on 23/03/1999, Forgacs Tamas wrote:

>
> I am a novice pgsql user. I used Oracle, but it is unbelievable what
> bugs they have...
>
> So, is it possible, that if one transaction is pending on for eg. 'test'
> table in one psql session, then in another session this 'test' table is
> locked until the transaction is not finished on another????
>
> I have been tested a lot of ways, but the most easier problem is the
> next:
> - there is a table named 'test', with only 1 field.
> - opening a psql session on tty1, and on tty2 into the same database
>
> - on tty1 'begin' a transaction
> - on tty1 'insert' 1 row into the 'test' table
> - on tty2 'select' from the 'test' table
> => on the tty2 there is no answer until on the tty1 is the
> transaction not finished

Yes, that's the documented behaviour. Oracle has bugs, but Postgres will
have a better locking resolution only starting 6.5. At the moment it locks
on tables.

Herouth

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