On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Bill Todd <p...@dbginc.com> wrote: > Scott Marlowe wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Bill Todd <p...@dbginc.com> wrote: > > > Does PostgreSQL support nested transactions as shown below? > > BEGIN; > ...do some stuff... > BEGIN; > ...more stuff... > COMMIT; > COMMIT; > > > Postgresql uses savepoints. > > > > > Savepoints do not provide the same functionality as nested
Yes they do. There was a REALLY long discussion on the subject in the hackers list I believe that led to pgsql supporting savepoints but not nested transactions > or parallel transactions That's something entirely different and a question you did not ask -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
