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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Avoid MVCC using exclusive lock possible?
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In response to Re: Avoid MVCC using exclusive lock possible?  (Paul Tillotson <pntil@shentel.net>)
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Paul Tillotson <pntil@shentel.net> writes:
> I use this type of approach when mirroring data from a foxpro database 
> (yuck) to a read-only postgres database.  It is quicker and cleaner than 
> deleting all of the rows and inserting them again (TRUNCATE is not 
> transaction safe, which I need).

Just FYI, TRUNCATE *is* transaction safe as of 7.4.
        regards, tom lane

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