Re: \prompt for psql - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: \prompt for psql
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Msg-id b42b73150702090727x7a53ab7cua3b0af9a63099825@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: \prompt for psql  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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On 2/9/07, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> > On 2/9/07, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >At least it'd help those poor people trying to do conditional COMMIT or
> > >ROLLBACK based on the transaction status.
> >
> >
> > The user doesn't need to check the status of the transaction if he just
> > needs to end it. Just fire the END command and it'll take care of whether to
> > COMMIT or ROLLBACK the transaction:
>
> Hmm, right.  Maybe I was thinking in savepoints, which Merlin Moncure is
> so fond of complaining of ;-)

I'm still looking for a use for them. When I find one, I'll give you a
heads up.

(just so you know, with savepoints came exception blocks, one of my
all time favorite features).  anyways, instead of complaining,
consider it more of 'hopeful nudging' :-)

merlin

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