Re: Automatic transactions in psql

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Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
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> The attached patch actually does two related things. First,
> it keeps track of whether or not you are in a trnasaction
> and modifies the prompt slightly when you are by putting
> an asterick at the very front of it.
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> Secondly, it adds a "begin transaction" option that, when
> enabled, ensures that you are always inside a transaction
> while in psql, so you can always rollback. It does this
> by issuing a BEGIN at the appropriate times. This patch
> (if ever accepted) conflicts a bit with LO_RTANSACTION:
> psql now *does* have a way to know if it is in a
> transaction or not, so that part may need to get rewritten.
>
> Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com
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