Christophe wrote:
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> On Jul 31, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Richard Huxton wrote:
>> A pl/pgsql function *always* executes within a transaction.
>
> Indeed so. What I'm looking for is a way of detecting if a transaction
> block has been opened (i.e., we're within a BEGIN).
There is no difference between a transaction explicitly started with
BEGIN...COMMIT and one wrapping a single statement.
What were you planning to do differently if a BEGIN was issued?
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd