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To: Marian POPESCU <softexpert@libertysurf.fr>
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Subject: Re: transaction in function 
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Comments: In-reply-to Marian POPESCU <softexpert@libertysurf.fr>
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Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:57:12 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Marian POPESCU <softexpert@libertysurf.fr> writes:
> I want to write a function that updates several tables; if there is an
> exception while updating, it should rollback the transaction and raise an
> error.

> How can this be done in pgPLSQL in PostgreSQL 8.1 ?

You just do it.  You would have to work at it to *not* have that behavior.

			regards, tom lane