Re: implementing query timeout

Jessica P. Hekman wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> > This means we can now create a SET variable that does an alarm/cancel
> > timeout in a transaction, and know that it can safely bracket a
> > statement because it will reset if the transaction aborts.
> >
> > Are you still interested in working on this?
>
> Very possibly. Could I get just a little hand-holding about how to create
> a new SET variable -- along the lines of "another place where a SET
> variable is defined is in this method, so just imitate what is done
> there"?

Sure, you can chat with me via:

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or via email.  I can do the SET stuff for you if you wish.

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