Re: [HACKERS] What about LIMIT in SELECT ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Terry Mackintosh
Subject Re: [HACKERS] What about LIMIT in SELECT ?
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.95.981014134240.14397E-100000@terry1.acun.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] What about LIMIT in SELECT ?  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Tue, 13 Oct 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> My guess in a web application is that the transaction is started for
> every new page, so you can't have transactions spanning SQL sessions.
>
> LIMIT theoretically would allow you to start up where you left off.

************           EXACTLY !-)
Plus, it could also be used to limit bogus-run-away queries.

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