Re: Possible Bug regarding temp tables (sql or psql?) - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: Possible Bug regarding temp tables (sql or psql?)
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Msg-id GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOOEONCCAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: Possible Bug regarding temp tables (sql or psql?)  (Mark Frazer <mark@somanetworks.com>)
Responses Re: Possible Bug regarding temp tables (sql or psql?)
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> Forgot to mention that adding
> DROP TABLE v_idx ;
> before the END WORK will fix things.  However, I was under the
> impression that
> temporary tables would go away after a transaction in which they
> were created
> was committed.

No - they go away at the end of a _connection_.  However, there is now a
patch floating around on -hackers that would add an ' ON COMMIT DROP;'
option to CREATE TEMP TABLE.

Chris





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