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Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:21:51 -0500
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: Notes on converting from MySQL 5.0.x to PostgreSQL
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Scott Marlowe wrote:
[snip]
> However, the more interesting thing here, is that every
> statement, including DDL is transactable, except for a couple of
> big odd ones, like create database. So, in postgresql, you can do:
> 
> begin;
> create table xyz...
> alter table abc...
> insert into abc select * from iii
> update iii...;
> drop table iii;
> (oops, I messed up something)
> rollback;

But isn't that what it means to be "transactional"?  Or am I spoiled
 by my "big, expensive enterprise database"?

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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