RE: RE: [INTERFACES] 7.1 beta 3 Linux ODBC BEGINBehaviour

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hiroshi Inoue [mailto:Inoue@tpf.co.jp]
> Sent: 12 February 2001 23:17
> To: Steve Wranovsky
> Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org; pgsql-odbc@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ODBC] RE: [INTERFACES] 7.1 beta 3 Linux ODBC
> BEGINBehaviour
>
>
> Steve Wranovsky wrote:
> >
> > >>
> > >> Given these considerations, I think it's a mistake for
> ODBC to treat
> > >> SELECT differently from other queries for the purpose of setting
> > >> transaction boundaries.
> > >>
> > >
> > >OK, agreed.
> > >However simply putting back the behabior make it impossible to call
> > >VACUUM in psqlodbc autocommit off mode.
> > >
> > >My idea is as follows.
> > > [In autocommit off mode]
> > > 1) All statements except STMT_TYPE_OTHER issue
> > >     "BEGIN" if a trasaction isn't in progress.
> > > 2) STMT_TYPE_OTHER statements automatically issue
> > >    "COMMIT" if a transaction is progress.
> > >
> > >Comments ?
> >
> > I now agree with point 1 above, but for point 2, I believe
> you should
> > force the user to issue a COMMIT if a transaction is in progress
> > when they try a VACUUM ANALYZE.
>
> I've been waiting for reply.
> I see. It's the simplest change. But you seem to have to
> change your existent your code. Or you may have to distinguish
> your code according to PG servers. Is it OK ?

I've not really been following this thread, but changing code or writing
server version dependant code sounds very bad to me. Certainly in my case I
have enough issues as it is keeping pgAdmin working with the current and
previous release...

Regards,

Dave.