Re: autocommit to off?

Bricklen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've scoured the net for a simple way to set AUTOCOMMIT off in psql, for
> the duration of a session (not simply a transaction). The only real
> reference that I can find says that "\set autocommit off" will do what I
> want. It doesn't though. For example, if session A inserts a row, then
> session B has access to that data immediately (from another terminal).
>
> I realize that you can fire off a begin/end pair for every statement,
> but I'm looking for something more global.
>
> Oracle's SQL*Plus is what I'm used to, which is the reason that I'm asking.
>
> Feel free to correct any (mis)understandings I have of psql.

Use uppercase, \set AUTOCOMMIT off

    test=> \set AUTOCOMMIT off
    test=> select 1;
     ?column?
    ----------
            1
    (1 row)

    test=> select 2;
     ?column?
    ----------
            2
    (1 row)

    test=> commit;
    COMMIT

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