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Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 17:30:16 +0000
Subject: Re: [pgjdbc/pgjdbc] issue #2918: Set defaultRowFetchSize=10000 by default to improve app stability
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So the problem is that if you set the fetch size to a non-zero value we use a cursor. 
executeUpdate executes the statement but returns a cursor. While the backend knows how many rows have been updated,  that information is not conveyed. Seems like a bug in the server.