Re: Two features left - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Two features left
Date
Msg-id 200211271942.gARJgbA21628@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Two features left  (Jon Swinth <jswinth@atomicpc.com>)
Responses Re: Two features left  (Jon Swinth <jswinth@atomicpc.com>)
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Jon Swinth wrote:
> The other feature is to allow transactions to continue without being forced to
> rollback when a SQL exception occurs.  In many applications, a SQL exception
> is handled and an appropriate alternative generated so the transaction goes
> on.  PostgreSQL does not support this and errors on every call made in the
> same transaction before calling rollback.  Some people are willing and able
> to adjust there application code to handle this.  Many people have long
> running transactions where this is not easily accomplished or are using a
> pre-existing application that they can't change.

I am going to try to add nested transactions in 7.4.  Will that help
you?

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