public inbox for [email protected]  

help / color / mirror / Atom feed

From: Chris Browne <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Notes on converting from MySQL 5.0.x to PostgreSQL
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:35:30 -0400
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
References: <[email protected]>
	<[email protected]>
	<[email protected]>

[email protected] (Ron Johnson) writes:

> 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"?

DDL commonly hasn't been "able to be rolled back," even in "big,
expensive" databases...
-- 
(format nil "~S@~S" "cbbrowne" "cbbrowne.com")
http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/unix.html
Rules of the Evil Overlord #180. "If I ever build a device to transfer
the  hero's energy  into me,  I will  make sure  it cannot  operate in
reverse." <http://www.eviloverlord.com/;

view thread (38+ messages)  latest in thread

reply

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Reply to all the recipients using the --to and --cc options:
  reply via email

  To: [email protected]
  Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
  Subject: Re: Notes on converting from MySQL 5.0.x to PostgreSQL
  In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

This inbox is served by agora; see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox