Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Mount
Subject Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1
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Msg-id 4153D31F.2040807@retep.org.uk
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In response to Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1
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Tom Lane wrote:

>One interesting point is whether it's possible for one procedure to call
>another, and if so what that means for the semantics.  Is the inner
>procedure allowed to commit a transaction started by the outer one?
>  
>
Usually yes a procedure can call another, and it's extremely useful to 
do so. I'm not so sure about the semantics with transactions, but 
personally I wouldn't like to see a procedure be able to commit the 
transaction of it's caller.

Peter



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