Re: BUG #1971: Start Transaction is giving Errors !!! - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: BUG #1971: Start Transaction is giving Errors !!!
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Msg-id 20051018143255.GC25442@surnet.cl
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In response to BUG #1971: Start Transaction is giving Errors !!!  ("Yogaraj. C" <c_yog@rediffmail.com>)
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Yogaraj. C wrote:

>    When I was executing the procedure (with Transaction), postgres will
> producing the following error.
>
> ERROR:  SPI_prepare() failed on "START TRANSACTION"
> CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "sp_example1" line 4 at SQL statement
>
>    If anyone know the solution for this, pleas help me.

NOTABUG.  You are not allowed to use transaction commands using SPI,
which in particular means PL/pgSQL.  Use the EXCEPTION clause if you
need a savepoint-like feature.  Note that you can't close the
transaction that started the function.

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