"Craig Bryden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> OK. I have read that. The part that sticks out is "A block containing an
> EXCEPTION clause is significantly more expensive to enter and exit than a
> block without one. Therefore, don't use EXCEPTION without need. ".
> Performance is paramount to me.
>
> If I ommit the EXCEPTION clause will all the statements still be rolled back
> if an error occurs?

Yes, if you don't use EXCEPTION clauses the behavior is the same as
previous versions. 

-Doug

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