Stephen Frost wrote:
> delete from x;/truncate x;
> --> Creates a new, empty, file and makes it the 'current' file
> --> Marks the old file for deletion, but it is kept around for any
> transactions which were started before the truncate;
> --> New transactions use the empty file
> --> Once all transactions using the old file have completed, the old
> file can be deleted.
> --> Old transactions which insert rows would need to use the new file
> or scan the old file for rows which they added, I suppose.
And when the transaction that issued the TRUNCATE aborts after step 3,
but newer transactions commit?
Mike Mascari
