Is select a transaction starting statement? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Dennis Bjorklund
Subject Is select a transaction starting statement?
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0409141926130.9559-100000@zigo.dhs.org
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Is select a transaction starting statement according to the the sql
specification?

In the specification (sql99) there is a list of things that are and a list
of things that are not, but I can't figure out which list a select query
belongs to. Isn't that great :-)

In postgresql it is implemented as one. A guy on irc informed me that in
oracle only SELECT ... FOR UPDATE is a transaction starting command.

Now I'm trying to figure out which is the correct way.

I'm afraid that no one knows this and I will have to spend a full day
reading the spec, just to stop my curiosity. Please help me save a day!

-- 
/Dennis Björklund



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