Re: [HACKERS] Drop table abort

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Jackson, DeJuan" <djackson@cpsgroup.com>
Cc: PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@hub.org>
Date: 1999-08-10T17:35:58Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> It seem that a drop table while in a transaction keeps the table but not the
> data.  Bug? or undocumented feature?
> 
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> (0 rows)
> 
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(1); 
> INSERT 551854 1
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(2); 
> INSERT 551855 1
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(3); 
> INSERT 551856 1
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> 1
> 2
> 3
> (3 rows)
> 
> testcase=> begin;
> BEGIN
> testcase=> insert into t VALUES(4);
> INSERT 551857 1
> testcase=> drop table t;
> DROP
> testcase=> abort;
> ABORT
> testcase=> select * from t;
> i
> -
> (0 rows)
> 
> testcase=> select version();   
> version                                                       

Known bug.

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