hi all i started working with the innodb databasel. after reading the manual i am not sure how i shall use transctions. say i have the following case:
SELECT read some row UPDATE depending on the select COMMIT to make the command sequence safe, the select has to lock the table. it would be nice to have something like: START TRANSACTION SELECT read some row UPDATE depending on the select COMMIT any row accessed between START TRANSACTION and COMMIT automatically locks the rows. but the manual does not exactly describe the behavior of the commands START TRANSACTION, BEGIN etc. It only denotes that it servers for ad-hoc transactions. i know that i can use the LOCK IN SHARE MODE with the SELECT command, but is this the only way? best regards benny
