> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > pg_locks certainly seems like a better solution. Perhaps it didn't > exist when you went with pg_stat_activity? Can't recall offhand.
Neither do I... But I do need something that will work with at least any recent backend version--say, 7.2 or since. The more the better, really. Any idea how old pg_locks is? > Note that you still want to look for your old backend's PID; it seems > impractically expensive to keep track of the current transaction's XID. > (At a minimum that would cost another query per xact...) Yes, I see now--I thought I had the transaction ID handy already anyway, but I didn't. Thanks. Jeroen ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])