Re: Does anyone know what "embedded transactions" are? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Does anyone know what "embedded transactions" are?
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Msg-id 200212012244.gB1MiuF12128@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Does anyone know what "embedded transactions" are?  (Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>)
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Justin Clift wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Was just looking at the project page for Compiere, an Open Source
> ERP+CRM solution that is usually in the top 10 most popular SourceForge
> projects.
> 
> They were attempting to port Compiere from Oracle to PostgreSQL, but
> have stopped (apparently) because PostgreSQL doesn't support "embedded
> transations".
> 
> http://www.compiere.org/technology/independence.html
> 
> Does anyone know what they're talking about?

I assume it is:
BEGIN;...BEGIN;...COMMIT;COMMIT;

That thing I am trying to do for 7.4.

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