On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:25:24AM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Edson Richter <edsonrich...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > There is also the case of dynamically generated sql statements based on
> > user selection... being syntax or not, I would never want half job done.
> > Thia is the purpose of transactions: or all or nothing...
>
> This this this, and again, this. Imagine:
>
> begin;
> insert into tableb selcet * from tableb;
> truncate tableb;
> commit;
>
> What should happen when we get to the error on the second line? Keep
> going? Boom, data gone because of a syntax error.
I've been lurking, and maybe I should go back to that :-) but I think you
misunderstand. The idea is not to ignore or second-guess typoes, but to report
them without affecting the transaction, and only do this in interactive
sessions.
Personally, I like the idea of BEGIN INTERACTIVE, but note I do not offer to do
the work.
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