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From: Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk>
To: Sri <asrinivas@effigent.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Problem while using start transaction ans commit;
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:45:33 +0100
Message-ID: <1129707933.19925.5.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CBB4890A6A6A4F009B5E715B9B3EDA20@effigent.org>
References: <CBB4890A6A6A4F009B5E715B9B3EDA20@effigent.org>

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 12:53 +0530, Sri wrote:
> Hi All,
>  
> I have a small problem in using nested transactions while working on
> Postgres 8.0.
>  
> Ex: I have a function A() which in turn calls functions b() and c() ,
> if i want commit something in b or c. i have to use 

You cannot start or commit a transaction inside a function.  You can use
savepoints.

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