Re: SQL Transaction related - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Uwe C. Schroeder
Subject Re: SQL Transaction related
Date
Msg-id 200705092349.02345.uwe@oss4u.com
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In response to SQL Transaction related  ("Harpreet Dhaliwal" <harpreet.dhaliwal01@gmail.com>)
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Yes it will. Everything INSIDE ONE transaction is visible to that exact
transaction. So in your scenario the val1 from the select will see what was
inserted - just any other transaction won't unless the current one is
committed.

Uwe


On Wednesday 09 May 2007, Harpreet Dhaliwal wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a transaction like following:
>
> BEGIN
>
>      INSERT INTO tbl_xyz VALUES (val1, val2);
>
>     SELECT INTO wid MAX(val1) FROM tbl_xyz;
>
> END;
>
> My question is in the SELECT INTO statement, will I get the value of val1
> from the INSERT INTO in the same transaction
> even though the transaction has not ended yet.
> I think no.
> How would I get that latest value of val1 in the same transaction because
> its not committed yet as the transaction has not ended.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~Harpreeet



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