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To: Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: Bunching "transactions" 
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Comments: In-reply-to Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:21:53 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> writes:
> But what is the limitation on such a thing?

AFAIR, the only limit on the size of a transaction is 2^32 commands
(due to CommandCounter being 32 bits).

			regards, tom lane