Re: Cancel query based on a timeout - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Shridhar Daithankar
Subject Re: Cancel query based on a timeout
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Msg-id 409F6C7E.8040300@frodo.hserus.net
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In response to Cancel query based on a timeout  ("Stijn Vanroye" <s.vanroye@farcourier.com>)
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Stijn Vanroye wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I'm running a query on a not-so-small db. Mostly this query runs fast enough, but every once in a while the query
takesa long time to complete in wich case the users start banging away on the keyboard :-).  
>
> What we would like to do is cancel the query after a certain time-out (e.g. 30 sec.)
> Is there some way to send a command to the postgres sever to stop running the query?
>
> We're using Postgres 7.3.4 and the latest ODBC driver. Programming is done with Borland Delphi 7

AFAIK, there is a statement timeout option but exactly which version brought it
in escapes me ATM...Most probably 7.4.x but don't take my word for it. Check you
r postgrersql.conf for details.

HTH

  Shridhar

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