Thread: lock table syntax

Hullo,

I seen the new lock table help in psql:
I think we should stick to the (pseudo)standard syntax right from the
beginning.
Or maybe allow both, but i think at least the table keyword should be
mandatory
to simplify implementation of other locks (like database).

lock table <tablename> in {exclusive|share} mode;

What we have now would conform to exclusive mode (works inside a
transaction only, ok but
that's the most important case :-).

Andreas

>
> Hullo,
>
> I seen the new lock table help in psql:
> I think we should stick to the (pseudo)standard syntax right from the
> beginning.
> Or maybe allow both, but i think at least the table keyword should be
> mandatory
> to simplify implementation of other locks (like database).
>
> lock table <tablename> in {exclusive|share} mode;
>
> What we have now would conform to exclusive mode (works inside a
> transaction only, ok but
> that's the most important case :-).

Added to TODO list.

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