Re: Suggestion: Issue warning when calling SET TRANSACTION outside transaction block - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 04:51:14PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> >> Seems broadly reasonable, but I'd use "no other effect" throughout.
> >
> > That sounds awkward, e.g.:
> >
> >      Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction
> >      block emits a warning but has no other effect.
> >
> > I could live with this:
> >
> >      Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction
> >      block has no effect except emitting a warning.
> 
> I prefer the first version, but that's obviously a judgement call.

How about:
    Issuing <command>ROLLBACK</> outside of a transaction    block has the sole effect of emitting a warning.

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