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Re: autonomous transactions

Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>

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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>, Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, Neil Conway <neilc@samurai.com>, "Roberts, Jon" <Jon.Roberts@asurion.com>, "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2008-01-30T17:04:28Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
All,

> 
> Added to TODO:
> 
> * Add anonymous transactions
> 
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-01/msg00893.php
>

IMHO, autonomous transactions should be part of a package with a 
spec-compliant CREATE PROCEDURE statement.    That is, the difference 
between PROCEDURES and FUNCTIONS would be that:

-- PROCs have autonomous transactions
-- PROCs have to be excuted with CALL, and can't go in a query
-- PROCs don't necessarily return a result

--Josh Berkus