Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The question is whether a client-side implementation of autocommit is > going to allow SET to begin a transaction when autocommit is off.
Well, that'd be up to the client to decide ... but I would imagine they'd probably make it do so. AFAIR the reason we wanted SET not to start a transaction was only for AUTOCOMMIT, and there's no reason to special-case it otherwise. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html